Having alot of skills in life is not not having a life, it's only an advantage!
And being a pixelartist doesn't mean you don't have a life ahead, who ever said being a pixelartist means "dedicating your life to the pixels"?
And practically you just sound like a parent telling their children their dreams is rubbish and make them do other stuff. Being told that your dreams is rubbish is what ruin kids, it's also what make kids stand up to their parents and become what many might say "bad" and "out of line".
Who are you to tell anybody what is a good life or not?
By the way, not to go off topic.. I gotta say i like your alts, they got the style of that club with the dancefloor and fishtank. (dunno what it is in co.uk etc, only its swedish name) But it's not of the catalouge quality/style.
http://www.luggruff.se/emoticons/forum/wink.gif, to accomplish that you gotta study the shadings and colorings and learn from it. Then use it.
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