TheUnseriousguy 2014-07-02 05:21:05

just keep doing what your doing, thats how you improve, i think using other peoples palettes is actually good practice, you can learn how they use colours. and watching tutorials as well as copying other peoples poses even to the point of tracing them is also good for learning. thats what i think anyway

Syrupmasterz 2014-07-05 22:31:16

Here's a quote that might help you...
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

While it is a basketball quote, the concept applies to everything. You can't judge the success of something if you don't even make it.
As well in regards to other artists being more talented, I offer another quote...

"There will always be someone better than you, but no one is better at being you."

Sure there are people that are better, but they won't make the drawings that you do or have your style.

We all kick ourselves as artists, but at the end of the day we realize that if we don't keep trying that neither our art or positive attitudes will improve.

I offer a challenge, you claim to not know the basics, so here is an opportunity to improve.
Try drawing any character doing a 360 degree turn. This will force you to draw anatomy of every single angle, and will help you visualize these angles when animating and drawing.

Don't beat yourself up buddy. :)

MatthewLopz 2014-11-04 18:35:59

dont worry dude, i have studied drawing for one year and well drawed all my life, and when i look back on to what i lhave learned i feel exactly the same, but look at the results, not at the knowlage, with art everything becomes kinda automatic, you have drawed something so much you do it over and over again without even thinking of the logic behinde it almost, but that dosent mean you havent learned i think its more of a problem artist that dint studied art traditionally (in art schools or wathever) have.

(sorry for bad english, also i just noticed after writting all that this is a kinda old post) :V