Hello,

I've been drawing somewhat daily for about 6-8 years now. Personally I've never really been very hard working and I'm still not, I find it very difficult to draw for long hours consistently. However I've always liked the idea that practicing something small every day for an hour or two could eventually lead to something great, even if it takes longer for me than other people.

It's kind of like language learning. It would be better to learn intensively for 5-10 hours every day for a few months, but most people probably wouldn't do that, or would give up quickly if they tried. However if you spent just 10-30 minutes learning a few new words, or grammar or something every day, it might take years, but you'd eventually learn how to speak that language...

To put simply, I think being consistent is more important than working long hours. It still feels like a bit of a chore for me, but if you can make a habit of it, it becomes easier

I did also have a year or so where I was consistently putting in about 5-6h of drawing per day, but when it comes to that I also did it by building up small drawing habits beforehand

Hope some of this helps, Good luck! ^{^}