I've had a vague idea: You have a scraps section on this site, don't you? You could post some crappy pics in there and get advice on what can be improved on them. You not only improve your skills, you also connect with the fanbase.
Not that your skills need all that much improving, I think. I had a feeling you'd use this holiday as a vehicle for your comeback, and you did not disappoint. Girls with a playful deviant face = win.
@SirJimmy: I'd totally forgotten I had that pile of woot's stuff at /sketches. Woot doesn't actually have the password for this site, either to upload things or to approve comments...
Woot, even your garbage is better than the crap some people put on their sites. Don't fret about the quality too much, just draw something and post it, even if it is kinda generic, because your generic blows the doors off of most artist's best.
I wouldn't mind having a peek at this scrap pile. Woot-level scraps still have a power level of over 9000, live in sparta, and dine in hell. Wouldn't be surprised if they play poker with the devil and Chuck Norris on tuesdays.
hey, check the oekaki! somebody posted something that looks an awful lot like w00t's work... what gives?
and about the sketches... w00t, if you're not happy yourself with a sketch, at least let your fans get a peek before you throw it in the dust bin. ya never know, somebody else might like it, mebe even give you feedback that sparks your imagination into finishing!
yeah, your art is WAY better than crappy crappy PAWG right now, all the good artists left and now they've got nothin but crap. Like I said, you need a deviant art account, I think most of the stuff you make isn't against the rules.
Anyways, hope everyone (here in the US at least) had a safe and fun holiday.