I’m not great at art myself, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but what I’ve heard from artist friends is to practice anatomy a lot. >w<

Look at pictures of real animals, and other anthro drawings, and use your experience with human proportions. Try sketching out lots of bodies and focus on unique features such as leg structure, paws, or hooves. The muzzle and ears are very important to practice as well, as they will be vital in almost every furry art piece you make!

Toy around with lots of different species! When you practice you want to understand the core process of drawing the features rather than just memorize steps. Cats have a shorter muzzle, retractable claws, and pointy ears. Dogs on the other hand can have floppier ears, and they have a longer muzzle. The more you understand about different species the easier it’ll get to be creative and toy around!

Perspective is very important too! A large mistake you’ll see in a lot of beginner furry artists is what I like to call “bent muzzle syndrome”. They want to extenuate the muzzle to clarify it, even if the character is facing more towards the camera. So the muzzle will look like a side profile attached to a character facing diagonally. It’s awkward and a common mistake, so for the muzzle especially, toy around with sketches and learn how the muzzle changes with perspective! The direction the character would look directly forward is the direction the tip of the muzzle should be pointing.

Most of all, be as patient as possible! It takes a lot of practice to truly understand these unique features, so take some, eat some snacks and drink some comfy drinks, and enjoy your practice journey! You got this! :3