Yes, that's an extra "H". I took a one-day workshop with Robh Ruppel (see, extra H). There were a LOT of gamers in there. And while yes, I too, used to cut primary school early to go to the Arcade (back in the coolest days of Mega Man lol), I really can't spend my whole time playing video games. LOL. Especially when I can spend it painting or reading. Knowledge and tiem are really important to me. It was something my family stressed had significant value. It was funny, because he pretty much said the same thing, and has an interest in film and lighting and yes, painting(which is EXCELLENT!). And, like me, he doesn't own a tv and gets up early every morning (yes, there are some of us out there who still have that work ethic). So count me inspired! It was funny watching the gamers go "Oh my...6 o clock! What?" Haha. Yeah...well guess what..my mom gets up at 2! And my parents go to the gym at 3! So there! Ha!
So I've been continuing to work on graphic shapes and form and rendering (I know, that sounds like a lot). I noticed in his book, Aspect Ratio (which is actually pretty cheap but I'm being a cheapskate at the moment because of a book I bought on being a cheapskate..which is ironic....), that he has an economy of brush strokes. He explained his disdain for "speed painting" (I never quite got into that, thank goodness) and made it clear several times to his class that everything that is worth something takes TIME and EFFORT. He equated art to exercise. What gives you the edge is doing things that your competitors do not. Those two things, I can certainly do. Pull a mint out of my butt for a piece of paper...maybe not. So...we shall see.
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