Yeah, shame the forum is on it's last paces, but a bittersweet place I still remember.
If it wasn't for all the Spore stuff I wouldn't be taking drawing as seriously as I do now. Just came back from CTNX, which is this international expo for animators they hold in Burbank, and I showed some of my work. Mostly everyone I spoke to said I had good draftsmanship and had great potential as a character designer.
I came away with some things I can still work on but overall feeling more confident about my art. Funny how it all kinda first sparked here for me.