While I see what you're getting at, "finding a technique of your own" without listening to anyone else's legitimate criticism usually ends up looking something like this:
![[Image: My_best_pokemon_sprite_by_eevee02espeon.jpg]](http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs46/i/2009/205/5/c/My_best_pokemon_sprite_by_eevee02espeon.jpg)
These crits are perfectly legitimate, so I don't see why you were going on about how hard it is to follow it.
![[Image: My_best_pokemon_sprite_by_eevee02espeon.jpg]](http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs46/i/2009/205/5/c/My_best_pokemon_sprite_by_eevee02espeon.jpg)
These crits are perfectly legitimate, so I don't see why you were going on about how hard it is to follow it.