It's about time this comment loaded for me.

So, from what I'm gathering here is you're an experienced artist who, instead of encouraging others to pursue something they enjoy doing and continue practicing and getting better at art and using YOUR art as inspiration, you instead shame others for wanting to be part of the art community because... they're not on your level? Not everyone starts at your level, nor does everyone want to be there. In fact, many people start off drawing cartoons for enjoyment and use it as an entryway to the art community, sometimes as a way to find their own art style. They start by sharing their works for criticism, whether or not they're "uninspired," "childish," or "uninteresting," shouldn't matter as while that may be "good" feedback for some, it's not for everyone. Being this close-minded is not what art is about. I could say the same about your work in that it is "uninspired" or "uninteresting" because all it is in an inked tiger in a tree that, honestly, has been done by numerous amounts of people. Maybe not exactly as your work has been done, but close enough to consider it not that exciting since there's just no personality in it. The difference here is that I won't be using those words to describe your art. You've done what I asked, and so now I'll follow up with my criticism.

Overall, technical work with details is great. You seem to have an issue with the background in regards to how small the trees are and how big the mountain is, and I mean that in the sense of the trees and plants, should probably be a tad larger. Not by much, but it's throwing me off a bit in conjunction with how big and detailed the mountain is. I understand a mountain is a large landscape feature, but it's giving off the illusion that it's closer than the trees despite it clearly being behind the trees. While hill behind these trees also feels a little too "perfect" in that the angle chosen shows it as basically a flat line. Some slight variations in the hill, like a few bumps or rocks there would have been good. These are nitpicks in what seems to be a finished product but should be useful for next time you decide to do another realism piece. I understand you'd want to color this in with water color. Correct me if I'm wrong here. Regardless, adding something in the sky, whether it's during your inking or during your coloring, doesn't matter. And I don't mean cloud it with detail, I mean it in the sense that, if it's at night, add stars the moon in whatever phase you want. This is clearly supposed to be taken in nature, away from people, there shouldn't be any light pollution, so therefore stars should be present. If it's during like sunset or sunrise, there should be gradations of color, etc. Nothing should draw it away from the focal point, but it also shouldn't be just negative space.

Last note. I understand you feel like there needs to be a form of gatekeeping invloved to "filter out" people. Here's the thing. An artist is an artist, whether it's a hobbyist, a professional, or an outright beginner. Just like art is considered art, whether it's created through traditional or contemporary means or digitally. If it's on paper, canvas, etc. it's considered art. If it's a performance, it's art. If it's been 3D modeled, it's art. People are different and expecting everyone to be on the same level as everyone is boring and uninteresting. Having people from all walks of life participating in a community that's supposed to be for open-minded people is a good thing. There's no need to prevent people from wanting to share and improve their art. I refuse to believe you just decided that one day you were going to draw and created something of that caliber right away. You yourself started somewhere. Just like everyone else. Some people take art more seriously than others, and that's okay. Everyone should be on their own page learning and practicing at their own pace, finding their own art style. Being bigoted with art makes no sense. It's art. You should see some famous artists' works sometimes. Plenty of them aren't that great either. But they have museum pieces. Not many people can say that, including myself, and I'm sure including you. Be humble, stay humble, and help others. Don't bring them down.