I think you become a master when you can say to yourself in all honesty that you are

Maybe sometimes a person will be 15 steps away out of 100 when they declare it and never therefore truly make it though they're still elite
Some only a few away and since nobody or not many can tell the difference they are ...with heated discussion
I'd think the few that wait till they're 8 steps beyond are the ones who become legends

all comes down to work ethic


i believe if you have a complete timeline of images/works to scan through you could tell when someone became a master
probably like a narrow 3-5 year window of intense work where the bridge can be found