As far as sketches go I've alayws thought that if an artist is good enough to just draw you a sketch for free then you should do the decent thing and buy something from them. Trouble is a lot of artists don't bring something to buy other than original artwork which can be way out of pocket for most punters. I'm not bothered by artists charging for a sketch but it certainly makes me think twice before approaching anybody and everybody. Paul you did a very nice Rogue Trooper sketch for me back in Bristol 2005 and I did the thing you mentioned about not being able to say hi very well. I've followed your website for years, I'm part of the Forum and have mailed you several times before but I still couldn't just get on with saying  Hi, I'm Graeme, I've chatted to you online before etc.  Strange ain't it cos I'm not exactly the shy type either. Ah maybe I was just in awe  While I'm here, I am not (currently) a member of your yahoo group (is it yahoo or am I wrong?) and have been missing seeing some of your picture posts, do you think you could start re-posting some pictures to your normal blog? Maybe a few weeks after they have been on your yahoo thing or something? Just a thought.Cheers.