infurnus' stuff.

Answers like these are more helpful when they’re on an individual basis. But for general tips, I have a few.

Draw a lot. Draw an obscene amount. Draw so much you get put on a government watch list. Fill up a sketchbook a month, and take it with you everywhere. You don’t have to show it to anyone, it can be just for you. Draw from reference. Draw from memory. Draw from your imagination. Draw things you’re weak at, and focus on drawing them so hard that they become strengths. Draw so much that your family worries about you. Draw so much that your friends have to stage an intervention. Then get artist friends so you can all draw together and not be judged. Work on your posture, your spine is an asset.

Get involved with an online community. My personal favorite is Polycount.com. Post your art, ASK FOR FEEDBACK, consider feedback (aka mean it when you ask for it), read through threads of other people and see what they’re doing, and how they approach things and get the results they do. Ask members how they’re doing stuff. Give feedback to other people. Make friends. Worry family about all the anatomy references you’ve gathered.

Conquer fear. Procrastination isn’t laziness, it’s rooted in fear. Embrace failure. Learn to depend on what it teaches you. Turn weaknesses into strengths through many failures. Post only what you are proud of so the internet thinks you never make mistakes.

And have fun.