Okay cool! So, if you don't mind, I'm going to give you a bit of a regiment. When you have the time (certainly doesn't have to happen now) I want you to make a ditto for me. It's amorphous, generic looking, and simple on the scale. Just show me a ditto, the best one you can do, and I'll be able to get a grasp on where you stand from there. :)
No problem! I can either start you off with some good beginner tutorials, or you can dive right in! Tell me what skill level you're at. Where do you think you sit on the pixel scale? Could recolors be a challenge for you? Can you make a freehand circle? Fill me in. :)