Just call me Moxie.

First of all, I’m so sorry for taking so long to answer. My mind got busy with other stuff ^^u.

To answer you question, to be honest, I’m not sure if I’m the best to give art tips. My art became what it is now just because I kept drawing consistently every year since my childhood (I never got proper art lessons). Which is not too useful for someone looking to improve.

This said, I do want to mention a few things that may help you.

1) Comparison is the thief of joy: I know it’s easier said than done (and I struggle with this on other hobbies I have), but be cautions when comparing your art to others, especially on social media (remember, people usually post the art that looks good, not the messy or unfinished ones). Rather I advise you to focus on self-improvement, focus on how your art is improving compared to yourself of a past time (it doesn’t matter if you are improving faster or slower, or even if it’s consistent). For comparison, I think I picked up digital art when I was 16 but I didn’t feel confident with it until I was 25.

2) Study and discipline: If you have (or want to have) the goal to improve your art, then you need to give it the proper time and dedication it needs. Look for resources, tutorials, tips and people (online of in real life) that can give you fundamental tips on how to improve your art, and work on it consistently. If you want you can check my #tips and tricks tag for art resources that I have found useful. You may feel like you are not improving at first, but believe that after enough time and practice, the new knowledge and skill gets integrated into your brain. Also, taking art breaks is 100% okay!

3) Most importantly, enjoy doing art: Point 1 and 2 become irrelevant of you don’t enjoy drawing. You could practice by drawing every day or take proper art lessons, but if that causes you stress or insecurity about your art, then it’s not useful.

That’s why I never felt the urge to improve my art skills (and why it took so long to be what it is now), because I was having fun drawing and trying new things. Enjoying doing art is what makes you do it for years, and eventually what makes you get better at it (if you want, you are also free to stay at a skill level you are comfortable with and keep drawing the way you like).

So yeah, sorry again for not having true technical tips for art improvement, but I hope that something of what I said helps you in any way.