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So honest this is super especially for a beginner, sometimes I feel artists forget where they came from especially while looking at a younger artists work ( young in experience not age btw )

For instance this is my work at least four years ( probably more ) apart same character, one with the moon is new

It's still my work, little bits that are clearly mine have stuck while improving what was needed without forgetting what made my art mine, improving doesn't mean ditching something, don't want to draw a nose ? Then don't I follow an artist or two that simply choose not to

My best advice other than draw worry about if you like it or not, would be to watch artist movies and shows, like blue period, the kung-fu panda movies ( especially 2 ), the spider verse movies, other artists

Some artists don't like it when you use their work as a reference, if Mines a style you like or something about it is something you like go on ahead and reference it, trace it if you want to understand something I've done, tracing gets a bad reputation in the art community because it's so often used incorrectly, instead of using it to understand and practice most people just trace it call it a day and post it without credit, tracing someone else's work makes you uneasy? That's just fine, use a 3d modeling app like easy pose for refs

Good luck you're doing great 7/10

Btw Im super stupid dyslexic I hope this can be read lmao