Will Warburton's sketchbook

[Lyraina]

Man, what an awesome sketchbook, so much progress. Your hard work really is paying off.

I just wanted to add something to all the great things others already said - I think it is really normal to doubt and be insecure every now and then... and it also is ok to talk or rand or 'whine' about it every now and then. It can help to sort out your own thoughts, and can even help others see that the 'way up' is a struggle for most people... it's easy to internalize all those negative thoughts too much, when it very often is something most people experience. Talking about it might even spawn nice discussion like happened here in your sketchbook. I do think your doubts are unfounded though, you have progressed a lot already and I see no signs of stagnation - quite the contrary, I think you're doing great :) That "piece you spent too much time on" is cool, those colors <3
Oh, and one more thing that might help - maybe do some studies in an area which is completely outside of your comfort zone? While that might not be of immediate use for whatever you are working on, it can help to freshen up the learning progress as a whole.

Keep it up! On to a great 2014! :)