Wow, you're killing the photo-realism game. And you're so right; drawing people closer to you is so much more difficult. It's funny, I recently drew a piece with a cartoon version of my parents and both of them said the same thing about my renditions of them. They both thought that I nailed the other parent but that I didn't quite get them.
Thank you, my dear! <3 <3 <3 And, yeah, I guess it's the same with everyone. ^^'
I'm sorry about the late answer - I'm currently working on two jobs and taking other commissions. XD