A Place for new Spriters

[Chutzpar]

Here is a thing that I've learned from drawing that I think should be applied to everything:
There's no right way to learn and no right set of actions that will make you into a better artist.
Obviously there's things that can hold you back, but provided you've got people keeping an eye on you to make sure you're not using a tool as too much of a crutch and allowing yourself to stagnate, is that going to be such a problem?

So I'm going to take Neorice's word re: the usefulness of edits; provided you're still getting crit and pointers to make sure you're making the best use them until you're confident enough, I don't see the problem.

But, as I said earlier: remaining in your comfort zone all the time is a bad idea. It's ultimately all about balance.