Hun, I LOVE your work! I really do. I always think you deserve so much better because you are amazing! Look at what you've done in just a few months time!!!!
I followed tutorials to get used to some tools. Not to learn how to make things but to know what use some tools have. Most tuts are boring and badly written. There is no way you can learn it better than figure it out yourself
I learned the most by practising myself but I also look at others. What texture they used or what they did in general. Not necessarily on here but on the internet
It is funny how everybody -even when they use the same tools- create their own style. I love your style. You are making solid work and a joy to watch I used sparkles in the past but now I hardly do