I'm really kinda sorry I read this thread. some viewpoints I found pretty distressing and disturbing. 'better' is a pretty subjective word. I think everything I've ever done from the time I first picked up a crayon looks better than any of Picasso's work. Obviously, that's just my opinion, look which one of us is still making the money, even though they're dead. Not exactly a word I would throw around while describing my artwork to others. I would've followed eelie's advice and just not said anything. nuski... thanks for encouraging the young'uns to take up this goofy hobby and if they end up making a living doing this sort of thing, then, congratulations to you, and more power to them.