Oh great. I spent half an hour writing a response and when I posted it, Rendo completely ignored it and when I pressed back, it had gone. Nice one. In summary, then: 2 years ago, I wrote novel. People said it was great. I thought I could not do any better and sent it off to agents. They said it was OK, but not good enough to publish. Gave me detail on how to improve / revise. Instantly I could see what was wrong with it. The moral: Although the laymen knew what they liked, they didn't know what made a good book. Same with art. Ba-boom! OK, it was a bit more blunt the second time around, but it conveys the gist of what I was saying. I value professional opinion over layman's simply because they know the business. I know I'm officially a "newbie", having only been into digital art for a few months, and I've a l-o-o-o-o-ng way to go, but I have somewhat inflated ambitions and I know the fastest way to improve is to have my work torn savagely apart on a regular basis by people who are familiar with standards employed in the professional world of art. CTRL-C - remember CTRL-C!!!!.... >:]