make much of & think much of

[Tarheel]

The reason why I clicked the thank you button is that I thank to anybody who went out of his/her way to read my post and write a new post.

Anyway, let me write some new sentences.

Since she thinks much of a young artist, she always makes much of him.
I admit his works deserve to think much of, but he’s always rude to everybody, so I personally don’t want to make much of him.

How’s that? Do I understand the meanings correctly?

Well, you're trying. In fact, maybe you're trying too hard. Unfortunately, that's exactly what it looks like (You're trying).

For the first one, I might say: "She thinks highly of the young artist and talks about him in glowing terms." ("often sings his praises" is also possible.)

Good night!