Nightmare Apologist

I’d work out what parts of my art I want to improve in the most (anatomy, shading, colours, etc). Think about the parts you want to get better at, and find some artists that draw those parts in a way that you like and use them as reference. Most of the time progress isn’t fast, so the best advice for improvement that I have (besides using references) is to just keep drawing! You’ll naturally get better as you practice more, especially if you’re thinking about what you can do to improve next time. There's also no shame in tracing if you think it could help you improve, and most artists don't mind having their work traced for learning purposes as long as you aren't posting it and claiming it's yours. I’m probably not the best person to ask because it's pretty rare that I take the time to do studies or whatever, but I still hope this helped at least a little bit 😭 (also sorry for the late reply, I hope you get to a point in your art progress that you're happier with!)