Your work is not worthless simply because someone less talented lucked out and became more popular or more successful than you. You're not wasting your time trying to get better just because you're not improving at the rate you think you should be. And you're not doomed to mediocrity simply because right this second, everything isn't working ( Read more... )

"This isn't something you have a choice in. If you are truly serious about your artistic improvement, you need to stop drawing anime. You can go back to it later once you've learned the basics, but until you have a firm grasp of anatomy, value/light, perspective, color theory, composition, etc. you are not ready to stylize in any capacity. ( Read more... )

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