I've been a bit busy and missed this thread when it first posted... but that is my point as well. Draculaz, in the digital environment that you most likely grew up with, it's easy to sound sage and informed. These postings to you are so much electronic noise. However, youth carries the same responsibilities as age; these are not faceless words, but the thoughts and comments of real people. How eager would you be to make these criticisms - in light of your own work - if these folks were standing before you? One point I think you have completely missed, is: this is not great art. Most of these incredibly talented people create personal works and either post them on their own sites (galleries) or actually make money off of them. The monthly contests aren't about great art (Mike L. Angelo never had to do a monthly contest to be esteemed) they're about conveying an idea or theme. It's great when one turns out to be beautiful (as many are in this contest and yours is not). Personally, my entry was not intended to win, I just found the idea interesting as I posted in the original thread. I wanted to convey a feeling of irony, not art. Perhaps as you grow older, you may appreciate irony more, because we all become its victim. On a different note, but again attributing to your age, not all of us can spend 20 hours a day in front of a computer, we have lives to live and families to support. Myself, I can't say what I do, but my nickname might give you a clue. Since 9/11/01, I have put in over 500 hours of overtime. The few minutes a day that I can get in with Bryce are actually therapy and relaxation, not attempts at art. I think every artist here is open to criticism, however, that criticism should suggest how to make their art better, and not just say where it fails. Most likely, we all know where our art fails.