@regn ill be real i just. sorta started doing traces of reference images with some minimal edits for about 3 images before trying to tackle an image with only referencing it. I followed this guide for a bunch of suggestions. https://burningdownthehou.se/process/panels
first three are my traced works, the fourth is my latest piece. all of which is heavily referenced and basically 2 or 3 months worth of effort. I've doodled before but not really of people and i always quickly gave up because i couldn't love my output.
some parts of this art style are designed to be easy to draw, but i think a big thing with learning is also that you don't HAVE to learn everything all at once. its not required. All of this is done with a non-screen tablet in Krita.
there was a tumblr post about how you should "just do it scared" (read: with anxiety and badly) if you can't do something. I think this is very good advice for art because I wouldn't have done this much without allowing myself to do a poor job or to do it "wrong".
@regn id probably recommend doing more traces of irl references and just fucking try and draw things you want rather than what you're "supposed" to to be a good artist. you can learn that when you feel more confident with your craft or even like, never. maybe you won't be the worlds greatest artist but technical skill isn't all there is to art.
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