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Ok, goodbye @bayonetricochet We're pretty lenient here, but toxic behavior isn't welcome. 

Tiles said:

Yeah, your characters looks simply ugly and deformed to be brutally honest.

@Tiles you can be honest without being horrible like this. Your goal should be to help people while wanting them to still make art. Sometimes tough love can help some personalities, but it's not something I'd risk on a stranger.

@jcourtchandler
Welcome to the journey!

The fact that you are posting and looking for answers that feel out of grasp is a great step, and it's the #1 most important personality trait to being able to make it.

In general people are right, you'll need to start doing more studies. In general i think people have the misconception that improving at art is just about learning more theory, but really what's happening, is that as we improve, our ability to perceive what things really look like, and the reality of what our work looks like is what is improving.

The reason why we must copy and do studies, is that it gives our brains an opportunity to compare our skills to what's in front of us in the most direct way possible. it sets up a feedback loop that lets us ratchet up our understanding.

If I was in your position, I would start to do some slow studies, which I alternate between imagination work. Basically copy some very good work, then next drawing, try and apply some things you picked up from that study, then do another study. This way, you are picking up on new information, and then directly applying it. Your focus is to always push your quality, and make every piece you make, your best yet, and focus on perceiving something you never could see every single time.

Good luck!