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Otis, that's *exactly* why I was so happy to download your blank canvas. Have had no formal art training, but intuitively I knew it was the way for me to start out. I just got Susan Kitchens' book yesterday, and even she says that. Interestingly, I've been rambling along similar lines over in the OT forum - about wanting to discuss art and ideas, not just technical stuff. The thread - attached link) starts off somewhat differently, though. Lord knows I *very* much need as much technical info as I can get about the tools, but it's only a means to the end. My art is what's most important to me. A few weeks ago I finally got up the nerve to upload my first images. I posted a link here in the Bryce forum and asked for feedback that would help me grow both technically and as an artist. Got no responses at all- zilch, nada, none. I'd like to think that it was because, as a newbie, I only posted links rather than the images and that folks just didn't want to go someplace else to see the work I was asking about. But it was discouraging to me nonetheless. But you know, I was just looking at the Rosity banner. It says "Online GRAPHIC Artists' Community." Maybe I'm trying to discuss apples when everyone else is here to discuss oranges, and I just need to find an additional site (sigh) where they talk about apples.