Yay, first submission. I actually like this wallpaper quite a lot. Well, I don't really have much to say anymore other than that I think most of the wallpaper would be fixed with a little more blending with lighting (little more blue/yellow on the right) and fixing those cherry blossoms. They really look odd to me. Great work though ~
I can relate to you liking more freestyle. People usually don'y just participate for the prizes, but also to motivate and inspire themselves. Eventually, you're able to blow yourself away with the things you can pull off under a little bit of pressure. Not to mention, I'm pretty certain every one of you also improved.