I'm going to throw in a differing opinion: I don't think are any "professional" artists here, only "hobbists" and "freelancers". I define "professional" as someone who has "made it big" in the computer graphics industry: TV or movie animator or such. Do you really think the people who made Star Wars or Spider-Man hang out here? Do you think the people who made Lord of the Rings are drooling over Vicky 3? Let's face it- the people here are mostly hobbyists. Now, I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with that. Not at all- we all learn from each other. I think a lot of us aspire to be "professionals" and that's great- we all have to start somewhere.