WHAT IS A SKILL?

A skill in a simple definition can be said to be any activity that can be done in a simplified way which is been used to solve a problem. Although skills can be defined or categorised in different ways .
Perhaps in this contest we are talking about about skills that can be done with having a BHD certificate or going to the universities .in many developed countries students with a skill are encouraged by helping them in exploring more on the skill they have which I must say has helped so much in innovation and development of these countries.

• The skill I'm learning:

In our country(Nigeria) today, we all know how youths and society at large are suffering on a daily basis even with the number of graduates they government still can't provide jobs not to talk of regular payment of their workers.
These act has made many people to understand they importance of having a skill that can feed you and your family.
Although I'm not saying that people with skills aren't feeling the heat of inflation too .. they're really feeling it because they is poor circulation of money in they Country.
As we all know Nigerian students have been on 5months strike that has kept so many of them at home doing nothing , although many of them as made good use of this strike in learning new skills that will have a great impact on them while most students are still planning on learning.
Talking about they skill I'm learning , actually I would say have not been able to learn a new skill though , though I already have a skill or should I say that talented person who knows how to create art works for good money . Perhaps in these field it is advised to learn more and practice more on the drawing skill which I would say I have taken it as an obligation to learn more from professional artist online and offline in using different kinds of pencils like charcoal pencil and HB pencils in making portrait drawing arts .
I must confess since I have made it an obligation to learn more about this skills I always see my self improving on a daily basis which has helped me enough financially by attracting more customers and lovers of art ....

• WHAT BENEFITS HAVE I GOTTEN SINCE I STARTED LEARNING THIS SKILLS.

At first, for people who really know me well I'm an agricultural and bio resources engineering student but I also enjoy making art . Even before ASUU embarked on strike I have always told myself no matter what any time I will be free maybe for months I will make such I try In learning more about my talent and explore more it , which has not been a smooth journey I must say, starting from they money I put in to buy tools for me to improve in this skill and also time and negative vibes from people and also low self esteem from myself ..
Well I thank God I tried my possible best in conquering all this obstacles which I must say I am grateful because I can now testify the positive result on my Sacrifice of learning these skill.
Which has made me a self boss of my own even as a student of engineering without an art certificate ,which I now get mouth watering art job from lovers of art and people who have
an opensea account and are looking for talented artists that can create wonderful art work that can be sold on opensea,which most times I helped them in creating art .

BETWEEN ONLINE & OFFLINE LEARNING WHICH ONE GAVE MORE POSITIVE IMPACT ON ME

Well when it comes to portrait drawing art I will say both offline and online it important because in the online learning it is mostly taught by foreigners who have good Access to complete and standard art tools that can't be seen in Nigeria so what the OFFLINE learning teaches me on how to use an improvised tools that these white professional artists uses. So I will say learning from they both it really an excellent one .

These Picture below contains the art work I have been able to make in the past 4months of learning

My place of work ( THE SHRINE )

Actually these particular space is in my bed room where I sleep. I call it THE SHRINE because any time I get seated on my working it always create a spiritual connection between me and my drawing that I find it even difficult to notice anything happening in my environment as at that time am working.

Hyper realism:

This drawing is a result of the last class I had online called" hyper realism"
I made this work for weeks that I tried to follow all they procedure needed in hyper realism art ,which I should say I tried my best . although I am still working on another wonderful work under this topic "hyper realism".
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Work in progress 🥶

@goodybest this image below is actually one of my art work before I decide to learn more and improve on my skill.

• Conclusion:

I'm actually thanking God for this opportunity of giving me the time to explore and learn more on my skills I also pray that before the strike is over I will be able to make a good hyper realistic drawing that will actually generate more funds for me as a student , lastly I urge every student like me to shun pride and laziness to embark In Learning a skill that will be beneficial to them.

I'm inviting
@whitestallion
@cyndy
@beckie96830 I will like you guys to be lady of this contest..