It's a jungle out there.

During my first month here on Steemit, I asked a business savvy friend of mine what he thought of cryptocurrency. He answered he didn't want to dabble in it - too unpredictable.

He figured (correctly) that I asked because I was already investing in it. He told me "just be careful."

I guess that meant to invest in my crypto earnings wisely.

Somehow though I pictured the world of cryptocurrency as (mostly) uncharted territory. I've still got a lot of exploring to do, and sometimes it can be a bit wild as well, what with keeping up with the ever-changing coin values, trends, Steemit posts, comments, contest, votes, issues, etc.

So when I was thinking of what to draw for Hive account@deemarshall's Artstorm contest with the theme "The Jungle" this was what I wanted to draw: me exploring the jungle-like world of crypto, more specifically Steemit.

Imagining the Jungle

A jungle has tropical plants in it. Initially I searched the internet for some nice jungle plants I could draw, then it hit me: I had enough inspiration looking out my window!

Birds of paradise in our garden

My mom's gigantic staghorn which I'm pretty sure she has been growing for over ten years now. It is huge!

I liked the idea of crossing a rickety rope bridge while garbed in full explorer outfit so I added that too!

Process

As always, my piece was made with ArtRage Lite software using the usual tools: ink pen and watercolor brush.

I make a rough outline first, then create another layer on top with the final inked drawing in black.

I color this, much like one would color a coloring book using the watercolor brush.

I duplicate the colored layer to make the colors richer, then on top of this, add shadows using darker colors.

The 15-Minute Mark

As per Artstorm Rules, I had to leave off drawing at exactly 15 minutes. So I could'nt add the crypto currencies to this one like I planned. (T_T) So my entry for the contest has to go without one, nor a color background.

Here is my entry:

I still decided to finish it though. Special thanks to my mom and Hive account@jacinta.sevilla for helping me choose the blue background and yellow coin color.

All of the Jungle scenes with different coins I created are okay to share - note: with proper credit to the artist. Here are all the pictures posted separately:

Steemit

Bitcoin

Etherium

Litecoin

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That's it! Hope you guys like the Jungle scenes. :)

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See you next time,