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Old 10-06-2007, 08:45 PM   #158
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I have postings here as well that have not received comments or very few, although I know that plenty of people have looked at it. So naturally the 1st response is, "Wau, is it really that awful?!"

The biggest mistake I have made in my life as an artist is to be intimidated. After high school, I went to enroll at the University as an Art Major. I had some time to kill before registration, so I thought I go check out one of the art classes. I walked in, saw the work in the empty classroom, was totally shocked, turned on my heels and walked right back out again and enrolled in Engineering Drafting and Design! I had drawn all my life, yet that's how intimidated I was by what I had seen and it set me back many, many years.

Over the years, I have learned that the only person you have to please is yourself. Set goals and work towards them as hard as you can. The bar is set very high at this forum, but look at it as one of the best ways to learn to get better. I agree with Steven that you have to keep posting and be persistent in getting an answer to your questions. Eventually someone will always answer.
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