🌠Fantasy Essay... or not, a three-line diary📔 My bento🍱 and indigo comparison quiz~♪♪

Hello. This is Spica.

Today is a diary that isn't three lines long📔
There's also a quiz, so I'd be happy if you could
enjoy it as a distraction🥹✨

Line 1...🖍️

I love bento🍱.
I'm an adult who doesn't get them made for me anymore. It's a shame😢
But, on the day of my niece's sports festival,
there was a bento for me too!

My younger sister had made it for me.

The rice was a nori-bento. Lots of frozen food.
Barely any rolled omelet and asparagus.
But, that's totally fine😊✨

I'm just simply happy. A bento🍙✨
I like pork sausages and meatballs too😊
Thank you for making one for me too.
My dear sister. Now, this big sister is off to watch the sports festival.

Line 2...🖍️

It's an art supply comparison quiz~🤭✨
Last time, we compared "Badger Blue".

This time, it's "Indigo" = deep indigo blue

1. Holbein, Japan🇯🇵
"The Japanese classic. A versatile, deep navy blue that is clear and easy to handle."
A long-established Japanese brand. It features an exquisite, neutral "classic deep navy" that is neither too blue nor too black. It doesn't look chalky on the canvas, and it dissolves on the palette perfectly!

2. Daniel Smith, USA🇺🇸
"A dramatic and deep darkness of night that has captivated the world."
A brand from the USA that boasts immense popularity. The indigo, which reproduces a traditional texture, is deep and reminiscent of a somewhat lonely darkness. When bled into water, it shows
"profound gradation and richness of expression."

3. Maimeri Blu, Italy🇮🇹
"Italian dedication. Overwhelming transparent beauty without muddiness."
A prestigious Italian brand. They finish their indigo, which is often mixed with other colors, with their own unique dedication. It features a vivid and beautiful "blueness" that is alive, reminiscent of the deep Mediterranean Sea.
"A transparency that is infinitely clear and doesn't get muddy even when layered."

The explanations were thought up by Gemini.

Well then... it's finally time for the quiz!

Ta-da!!

A.

B.

C.

Can you guess which paint was used for A, B, and C🤭?

Indigo paint might all look like the same 'navy blue,' but it's actually an interesting color that 100% reflects a brand's philosophy.
Though, since it's Spica doing the painting...
It might be hard to tell, but...😅

・Balanced Holbein🇯🇵
・Dramatic, dark Daniel Smith🇺🇸
・Maimeri with overwhelming transparent beauty🇮🇹

It might be fun to guess based on the country's image too😊
Matcha, hamburger, pizza?
Anything is fine, really.

Which one is it, which one is it~😆

The answer will be revealed in the third line~‼️

Third line...🖍️

Now, for the answer key!

Here we go~~!

Results announcement💕

A. Maimeri Blu🇮🇹

This is a carefully crafted indigo using rare natural blue. The overwhelming transparency... the fact that it's not showing is due to my lack of skill...😢

B. Holbein🇯🇵

It's a beautiful color, isn't it~✨
It certainly felt reliable. You can't go wrong with it.
I feel like it's a color familiar to Japanese people too🩵

C. Daniel Smith🇺🇸

"Dark Daniel Smith"...
I can already feel the 'chuunibyou' vibes from the description...😅
It's touted as innovative, and it really is,
Smoky‼️ It's going way off the charts!
Whooo~✨✨

That was it.
Did everyone get the right answer?
Also, which indigo did you like?
Please let me know if you'd like😊✨

I do this because it's also good practice for drawing.
If you have any requests for things you'd like me to try,
I'll do my best to come up with something
and give it a go😤
I enjoy it too, so please feel free to comment~♪
I'd also love it if you said, 'I'll try it too!'💕

Of course, there are times when I can't draw or write...😅
My drawing skills are still lacking, so I try things like painting the same picture with the same paints like this.

And, one more extra🌟

A real-life friend I met at colored pencil class
has started a note😊✨

Shippi-san

She mainly draws pictures of animals with colored pencils,
and she's the one who told me about the Orion Exhibition.

She lost her husband and family early on,
and is a friend who spends her time with her cats.

When I first talked to Shippi-san,
I asked her, 'Are you by any chance 'Ikutsu ni nattemo-san'?'...😅
Of course, she told me... no, I'm not.

(Mii-san, Shippi-san, I'm sorry🙏)

I didn't have any friends I could talk to about art,
and when my father passed away, I don't think I had any friends
in my circle who were in the same situation...
It's a feeling of understanding, but not quite understanding...🤔

By starting to draw and starting note,
I connected through commonalities and things I like,
I was able to interact with so many people,
and my world🌎 expanded in a flash🕊️✨
It's so wideーーー👀✨✨

On note, some people leave, which makes me sad, but it makes me happy that some people are just starting out🥹✨
I hope Shippi-san enjoys it💕

Thank you for reading until the end,
thank you for today and tomorrow as well🍇✨
Likes, follows, adding to magazines,
and comments❣️ are all very encouraging😊✨
Thank you💐

Lately, I've been missing things on my timeline, or I haven't been able to keep up with likes and follows🙇‍♀️
If you leave a comment, I'll fly right over🕊️,
so I'd be happy if you could give me a shout even at times like that.

⤵︎ Please take a look at my past stories too if you'd like.
　I also do a 'not-three-line' diary📔