Thank you for sharing this! At times I get discouraged, thinking that there is no way I can match (or surpass) the artists whose work I love. But then I see how they have improved over the years, and it gives me hope that, with dedication and practice, I can improve too. This is really inspirational to see.
I've never done them before, but they sound fun. I think that I'll be pretty busy art-wise this month, as people are commissioning me, so if I do art trades, it'll be next year.