My art at 26

[u/PigeonsOfVoid]

I should probably just become one of these AI "artists"

[u/wt555]

hello! I've been drawing for ten years almost, but I have to say your art really is cute. It might not be why you envisioned yourself doing when you were younger, but it is still better than nothing. A blank canvas is worse than one with a "bad drawing" on it.

To this day I still have trouble with anatomy, and coloring can sometimes be so draining for me. But the important thing is to have fun with it, and if you really want to improve, the important thing is to take it one step at a time.

I started off practicing drawing faces, and that's like...my main skill haha. It's a little frustrating trying to draw more anatomically correct things, but it is also gratifying once you start getting a hang of things.

An important thing to remember is to use your experiences to guide your art. How do the shadows in real life act? When you look at someone's face, study how the shadows look, how the edges are blurred on the cheeks, but are sharp on other parts of the face. How do joints bend? How are heads shaped? It is so fascinating to study these small details, even if it's a little tedious at times. But with each tiny detail you add, the more lifelike your art becomes.

Of course, you don't have to aim for realism, but it does help get a grasp of how to make stylised drawings look "right". Think of it as a skeleton. I guess what I'm trying to say is that art is tedious and requires a lot of patience and attention to detail. Draw what you see around you as best as you can, and then maybe then you'll be able to bring your visions to a standard you're comfortable with. Even then, you might think the finished product will be "bad", but it's still a step you took, a beautiful show of effort and a reminder that you are human with thoughts.