Why wouldn't we care? hugs

Good thing I already saved some of the Johnson/Carter ones so that I can draw them (hopefully sooner than later! XD). But man I still think you're too hard on yourself. Of course I can only speak for myself, and my own junky days, but when it comes down to it...whether I think what I've drawn is a one step forward or two steps back...the important part is that every bit of it helps. It's really what makes you as an artist.

There will always be those who come into the scene and go from scribbles to art-gods seemingly instantly, and I'd be lying to say I wasn't envious...but comparison is the death of happiness. And at the end of the day, you've just gotta do whatever makes you happy. I know I certainly hate nearly everything I draw by the next day, but it's always progress...and the race is only against ourselves.

I suppose all of that is to say that your watchers care! Keep it up man, and of course best wishes with your coursework! hugs ^^

Ow, sad to hear that, I did really dig what you have done and it's sad to not see those anymore here. And yeah it's sad to hear it affecting you that much :c There are people that improve a lot slower than others, and that isn't bad in itself.

Something you can try doing is trying every so often learning techniques and things you don't normally use or do well, or draw well, or never tried drawing. Yeah of course at first it will look like shit, your multiple first attempts at it, but as you keep learning better to draw it, not only you'll be able to draw that better, but when you come back to drawing what you love drawing, you'll see you are going to start implementing things there you weren't doing before and finding it easier to draw even things you didn't felt were related :3

So yeah it's not easy improving, not everyone improves at the same speeds, it's not good to not improve, but it isn't either to JUST care on JUST improving, more so on a timer. It's important to improve and to want to do so but a balance between both things is important, you can never have the motivation to draw and improve if you feel you MUST AT ALL COSTS do it :3

Good thing I already saved most of the art work I liked the most.

You have a wonderful style, though it's hard to improve if your personal life is so busy and full. School work is important. But don't beat yourself up over not improving. Those other artist have a ton more time on their hands than you do. I think you've done a fantastic job with the time allowed. Should give yourself more credit.

I hope you continue to draw. I always enjoy seeing your work. ^^

Hey hey, I know I /just/ stumbled on your page but I wanted to mention a couple things to this
I have given up on art far too many times because "I'm not progressing" or not as fast as I wanted. Even now when I look at the stuff I've drawn in the past year and compare it to some of my older stuff, I can see SOME mild improvement, but a ton of "this hasn't changed at all" and a few "wait, I actually did this better in the past..."
Honestly it could be a big factor in why I don't do serious art anymore unless someone asks me for a drawing. Everything else is just sketches to either kill time or vent my emotions
BUT
Firstly, every time you give up or are discouraged, it only makes it that much longer until you improve. I cut out art for a year and a half straight once, I refused to even doodle. I am /sure/ if I had just continued I'd actually be better now than I currently am.
And also, a friend of mine is an artist whom I have envied my whole life. She makes amazing drawings that just look incredibly real and detailed. But, we were talking the other day about our doodles (mine of a kitsune that I uploaded here, and her of a deer skull) and I asked her for any tips for making more dynamic poses. Her reply was "well you have to make sure the original photo you take of the object your drawing lines up in these ways to make it that much more interesting, and when you draw it out make sure you keep following those lines etc" and I had to stop her and say "wait but... everything i draw comes from my mind. I only reference things to get the correct anatomy sometimes, but mostly its completely just me drawing whatever I think of"
And she said I was extremely lucky, and that try all her life, she can't draw purely from her mind.
She thought /I/ was lucky?
I was confused on this, cause I was always envious of her skills, until I figured it out
We're all envious of other people's skills that we don't have, per sey, but there are also always skills we have, that others don't
...
Though that doesn't help me feel like I've improved as far as I want to be either
ANYWAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT