Quote - OT: When I was a wee lad, I actually did the pirate and sent it in.  Never received a response.  Pretty interesting since I had already had about 10 years experience in sketching (pencil, colored pencil, charcoal,  pastels) and painting (watercolor, gauche, oil).  Oh welpers...

I did something similar and to my surprise was contacted by whatever art school Charles Schulz (Peanut's cartoonist) graduated from.  They offered me a partial scholarship but it came at a bad time for me as I had taken ill and had to go off work on disability.  

I used to love to draw and sketch.  I would love to be able to transfer that to the computer but I just can't get the hang of a graphic tablet and can't get beyond that disconnected feeling between hand and brain. Using a mouse is ok, but when it comes to holding something like a pen and looking somewhere else my brain just doesn't comprehend that.  I really need one of those computers where you can use a pen on the screen, but that is way out of my budget,  LOL

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi