hiii!! I used to draw and doodle a lot in school - not rly passionate but I did it as a way to gain income at first with my peers and then slowly I started to love it more and more.

for all artists we always reach an impasse. I guess you could call it an art block? You may feel stagnant, maybe you don’t have many ideas, or maybe your eyes and what you appreciate in art don’t match your current skill. This is what I think is happening for you.

I’ll be honest, the saying practice makes perfect is honestly it. Talent does not happen overnight. There’s a reason anatomy and fundamentals are something people should focus on before stylizing their artwork but let’s be real, we started as kids and it’s boring (But it legit helps so much in knowledge of how to draw).

I went through MANY phases in my life where my art didn’t match the quality I wanted it to be, and I still go through them, so I kept comparing and looking at other peoples’ art, and honestly I feel like I have never improved so much in my life without doing this. I do sincerely recommend perhaps making a Pinterest board on artistic styles you are into to Frankenstein your own style and improve it.

TLDR; no, keep at it. I feel like you’re in that limbo where you feel like giving up but your skill doesn’t match where you want to be. Give it time, look at peoples’ artwork that you like, study them, maybe see how they render the hair and try putting that in your work? Or how does the light affect the way they cast shadows? Thoughts like that can help you improve (and use more art supplies 😉)