(I'm also pretty new to the DCC)
That's So Raven? I used to watch that all the time.
As for art, I decent. I usually draw stick figures when it is for fun. But when I'm doing a school project, I add a little more girth to their body parts. I think understanding anatomy a little better, and little practice could go a long way for me. As for my friend, she is really talented. When he had to draw pictures in English, the teacher said, "You don't have to go [insert friend's name here] on me! Your pictures can be stick figures, I don't care!" I think it is a little bad when teachers say that :p.