for myself i think that you want to go to fast and do final drawing right away. i think that you have to learn the fondation before even starting to do some good thing. Try to learn anatomy, drawing principle like shading and perspective. You will make it if you study the right thing. Just keep drawing! And for the money…
I still suffer from my old drawing habits, but I'm kicking them. The previous picture came from doing a couple of mouth/scar studies, which I need to do more of. Anime scars are great and all, but it doesn't work out for what I want. I have a few anatomy studies, but need to invest in a printer yet. Cellphone pictures are…