-"I don't really get the whole concept of "drawing seriously". I started doing "commissions" when I was 8. Does "drawing seriously" mean when I actually started getting good? Because if that's the case, I don't think I'm there yet."
XD your definition of good is different from another person's. to someone else you probably are already past good it depends on person's perspective. of course with your own art you'll probably never view it as perfect cause since we make it ourselves we will always see the flaws in them. it's like how we know the flaws in ourselves that others can't normally see and because of that the way they view us is different from how we view ourselves.
what I mean by drawing seriously is aiming to improve yourself with every drawing. compared to just doodling in class, of course one improves even just having fun doodling, after all with each drawing one makes it's some experience gained. the difference between one and the other is that since you have a goal and strive for it you improve faster then when you're just fooling around.
...I'm probably making this explanation more complicated than it actually is though. I have a terrible tendency to over complicate something that is easily explained in a few words. =.= Although you probably realized that by the time you read this XD
you got a commission when you were 8? nice! I rarely get any commissions. T^T
-"There are a multitude of ways to tell a story with art. If you've got a story that you really want to tell, maybe you've just gotta find the best medium to tell it with."
the best medium is always manly blood, sweat, and tears XD JK