Know the world through sketching!

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Hi there steemers! My name is Pedro!

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I was born in the southwestern-most tip of Europe, in Lagos, Portugal. A childhood of legos and sandcastles led me to architecture school, but an adolescence of doodling and comic book reading drove me to illustration. I make a living halfway - doing architecture illustration - a quick and effective way of conveying to people the atmosphere and emotion of an architectural design.

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I like to sketch the stories around me, in sketchbooks, watercolor pads, paper table towels, and whichever surface that lends itself to be sketched upon. Friends, family and their dialogues often feature in my sketches. The places where I travel to also become characters in my sketched stories.

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I've often seen sketching connect people in ways that most storytelling tools are unable to. When you sketch someone or something, you get to gaze upon them for long periods. In that time, you become aware of details that fleet the hurried eye of the passer-by or the traditional tourist. You sharpen all your senses by tracing every line, shape and shadow of your subject, and you commit these details to memory. Sketching makes for an excellent way of remembering your life and those that share it with you.

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Also, the subject of your sketching gazes upon you back, and a connection is made - it might be weariness or enchantment, boredom or happiness. Either way, a channel is established and communication goes both ways - even when sketching buildings and landscapes.

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I also like to travel and to chop vegetables into tiny manageable bits. I teach in sketching workshops from time to time, and I tell my stories in my blog Storysketching (www.pedromacloureiro.com). I hope you enjoy the stories I tell! Happy sketching (or being sketched).

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Hey!!!

About time you made it to the SteemVortex!

This is a truly revolutionary platform and I hope you utilize it!

Be in touch! Wish you great success!

Quinn! Great to hear from you! Yeah, took some time, but here goes nothing ;)
All the best!


Welcome to Steemit @pedromacloureiro!

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this is really excellent! and welcome to steemit! <3 <3
I totally adore your sketchbook pages, they are so full of life.
Looking forward to more <3
If you fancy joining a bunch of warmhearted artists perhaps drop by our @steemartists Discord channel. we would totally love to have you <3
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Welcome! I am also new here. You have an interesting take on sketching, I never thought of that connection with the subject. Awesome work. Keep posting!

Thanks! Will do! People are my favorite subject to sketch. And any time you spend studying your subject during a sketch is a great time, well invested :)

Love your style. Gonna follow so I can see more. Welcome to Steemit.

Thanks so much! Looking forward to see more of your artwork too!

welcome from another newbie ;)

Thanks :) Happy to share!

Welcome to Steemit, Pedro! How nice to see you and your beautiful drawings again.

FYI - check out Steemit.chat , it's a good way for newbies to connect. Commenting on other people's posts is one way to get involved in the community, but in Steemit.chat you can find people with similar interests and interact a bit more personally. Some of the rooms encourage people to share links to their posts too so you can get even more exposure!

Have fun and be in touch! 💛

Hi Sara! Great to hear from you guys again!
I will check the chat out. It's a brand new world out here, can't wait to explore it .

Well well well....look who finally made it to Steemit! Yay for you @pedromacloureiro...Yay for Steemit! Your art will be a really welcomed expression...and by the taste of your writing, so will it be too.

I'm glad that you kept Steemit in mind, even though it has been months since we met. I feel you will be welcomed here. Step into the artists community with your talent and make yourself be see through posts, votes and thoughtful comments.

Perhaps you'll be interested in joining my art initiative the Collaborative Art Journey. Here is your invitation:

https://steemit.com/collaborativeartjourney/@everlove/invitation-collaborative-art-journey-take-action-no-34-this-is-your-invitation-to-collaborate-whatever-your-expression-bring-it

If you follow the links at the bottom of my post, you'll get a taste of some of the talent here. You have a very special touch--I feel you'll have no trouble finding your niche.

Hi Shellie! Yeah, it was about time :) Thank you for your wise advice. I will try to join in (as soon as I get a commissioned watercolor out of my way). There's some really cool stuff there, and loved the pics of the exhibit in LXFactory!

@pedromacloureiro welcome. sketches look good. May see if you can draw my profile pic someday. :)
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Thanks! Will look into it! And thank you for your comments on the sketches :)

Very welcome. I like having people who bring a special skill to the community.