This seems like a pretty easy call to me. There is an unbelievable amount of talent on this forum. You can see examples of most of their work either at websites or picture trails. I have only had a few pieces pro-painted but for me there is no other way to go on your grails. If you want to practice and get good and make it your hobby, great, but to be realistic you would have to practice for a long time, maybe many years to get as good as some of the guys on this forum, assuming you have natural talent (I do not have any myself
). Seeing the ones that I have had done in person makes the difference even more striking.
RE Breakage, this is where you should spend your time. Send them in a box of feathers if you have too, but anything can be shipped if its packaged carefully enough.