Hey everyone! Quick update from Team Rude 📚

Hope you're all doing well! Wanted to give you the latest scoop on where we're at with getting Steve's amazing Figure Drawing book into your hands.

The Good News First We've got our shipping supplies all squared away and sitting in the warehouse, and honestly, it feels great to see everything coming together! Most of your goodies are already pulled and ready to go - we're just waiting on a couple of key pieces to complete the puzzle.

The "Learning Patience Together" News So here's what's happening with the main event - those How to Draw Figures books. Our printer hit a little snag with the machine that creates those lovely spiral bindings (you know, the kind that lets the book lay flat while you're sketching). Nothing major, just one of those "machines have feelings too" moments. The good news? They're prioritizing getting them shipped to us, and we'll overnight them the second they arrive.

Steve's Art Corner Update You know how perfectionist artists can be (and we love Steve for it!). He's finished all the FCBD paintings except for that Frazetta piece, which is apparently being a bit stubborn. But here's the silver lining - we found a local printer who can turn these around super quick once Steve works his magic on that final piece.

Speaking of Steve's Creative World... While we're all waiting together, some of you might be interested to know that Steve's also been working on something called "Return to Earth" - another passion project that's been brewing. No pressure at all, but if you're curious about what else is happening in Steve's artistic universe, it might be worth a peek! (link below)

Bottom Line for Our Patient Community We're still absolutely on track for September shipping! Maybe not the early September we were all hoping for, but September nonetheless. Your support and patience mean the world to us, and we promise these books will be worth the wait.

Thanks for being such an awesome community - we'll keep you posted as things move along!

Much love,

Rude Dude Crew
www.steverude.com/RTE