03-11-2012, 07:54 AM
Quote:What do you have to lose? Nothing.
You're incorrect there. I lose the greatest commodity of all: time. The one resource that is constantly running out and I'll never get more of. I spent four days of my life doing the action figure challenge. Four days that I will never get back. What did I gain from it? Nothing. I don't regret it, though, because it was fun. What would I have gained from spending weeks of my life drawing a Zelda picture? Nothing and it wouldn't have been fun. It would've been a chore. The thing is, this isn't a job. We aren't being paid. I'd draw Zelda all day long if there was a paycheck waiting for me at the end of it all, but in this case, there isn't. In fact, I often have to draw things I don't want to draw to get paid, but that's worth my time. These challenges, though, they're only worth it if they're fun. I can draw things I enjoy for practice. I do it all the time. Why spend my precious time drawing things I don't enjoy? These Bloodsport challenges should be fun. Just drawing things you don't like just to get used to drawing things you don't like is stupid. It's like stabbing someone just to show them that getting stabbed hurts. I like the various challenges. I just need to like the content, too, otherwise it's just not worth the time to me. I only get 24 hours in a day and I can fill that doing something I enjoy or doing something I hate. I may do a redesigned Ewok illustration, because I think it will be fun. Do I think someone from LucasArts is going to see it and hire me? Fuck no. I'm not that naive or stupid. It's still worth my time, though, because I'll enjoy doing it.