thanks for the encouragement... it's interesting to take part in every category. Those are my interests too, but at the moment i'm thinking to focus at character animation (which is my favourite) first , and get better in this part , then only improve other stuff like 3d modeling, effects, and even digital painting/texturing.
ANyway, i'm really happy for the encouragement you give me. Thanks so much man!
I'm now half way working on this "Cynic" complete animation. Hope i can finish this by end of this week.