Thank you--I know I've been saying that a lot, but it means a lot to me.

Although, sometimes I use reference pictures too much. There's this one icon I made for the next set that I'm very pleased with, but I'm worried that the clouds I painted in the background are too similar to those in the reference picture I used. I mean, it's clear that they're not the same (I'm nowhere near as skilled at painting as the girl who painted the reference), but...it's fallen into a gray area. Here, take a look (http://i43.tinypic.com/b66fcn.jpg).

The moral here is, don't rely on your reference pictures too much. (I'm planning on repainting that background, regardless.)

Anyway, I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful!