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**Dead Pedal** · November 6th, 2007, 03:35 PM

After reading these posts, I think I’m the old guy.

I’m John, 38, married, two kids and work full time. I’m responsible currently for 4 designers and I do some 3D animation along with all the other responsibilities of managing people and still doing some photo and design work.

I put my self in college at 23 for art. Things aren't always easy but after four years of hard work and dedication to art I came out with a BFA and entered the professional world.

In college I didn’t touch a computer in an art class until my third year, all traditional work the first two years. After school I’ve been primarily digital, but feel a real need to get back to traditional mediums outside of work.

I hope to use this forum along with finding some local workshops to get back to more fine art work.

**Seedling** · November 6th, 2007, 10:25 PM

Hello dead Pedal, and welcome to CA! This particular forum is for a series of classes that is just getting started. Feel free to join in if you’d like.

The Lounge would be a better place for an introduction thread. I’ll see if one of them would be so kind as to teleport this thread over there for you. . .

Cheers!

[edit] By the way, don't worry about your age aroud here. The desire to learn and to teach are all that matter.

**Green-fire** · November 6th, 2007, 11:30 PM

welcome,

seedling is amazing
you should listen to her [ I think she is a female]
and to other beginning artists you should check her Concept art 101 thread [its the best way to learn]

anyways
I am a fellow newcomer
but a good place to start out for traditional media is usually the sketch forum.
after you are out of your sketches move on to the critique center then when you have gotten some feedback and finish your piece you move on to the finally finished.

have a great time.

EDIT:
haha
correction
I just checked out her website
and she is a female
sorry michelle

**Seedling** · November 7th, 2007, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Green-fire

EDIT:
haha
correction
I just checked out her website
and she is a female
sorry michelle

No need for apology!

Everyone on the internets is "he" until they prove otherwise!

**Elwell** · November 7th, 2007, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Dead Pedal

After reading these posts, I think I’m the old guy.

I’m John, 38, married, two kids and work full time.

Actually, there are more of us here than you might think. One of the great things about CA is the mix of posters, unlike most art forums, which tend to seem like either High School or an AARP convention.

**Alzorath** · November 7th, 2007, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Elwell

Actually, there are more of us here than you might think. One of the great things about CA is the mix of posters, unlike most art forums, which tend to seem like either High School or an AARP convention.

Just have to watch out for those NRA conventions, nothing's a harsher critique than a bullet in the butt

.

Anyway, Seedling is Seedling - regardless of gender Seedling just flat out kicks butt, and would regardless

(He or She is better than "it" though

) - speaking of which I still need to draw a dancing skeleton (I have a skeleton walking with a sword...not exactly dancing though lol)

**JL.Alfaro** · November 7th, 2007, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dead Pedal

I’m John, 38, married, two kids and work full time.

Im 30-ish, and I work with a baby on my lap, everything you see me do has the influence of a 1 & a half year old and Barney in it. literally.

Welcome to CA brother!!