It’s good to see you back in action!

Thanks, it's been a bit of a struggle, but I'm still working to get back online full time soon! ^_^

Indeed lottas

Very much Lottas

ooh man! it looks really awesome! ^^

Thank you! ^_^

Some pretty good sketches here, personally I love the one with the big ass weapon. Is that a shovel? looks like one to me.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked them! And yeah, I was just drawing randomly and I think the original idea I had thought of was a mallet, but I scrapped that half-way though when the idea changed in my mind to a spatula, and then it somehow ended up as a shovel. XD

How long do you practice? When begging to learn how to draw, what are things you should start with? How do I avoid complacency?

Well, I used to practice for hours at a time, but now-a-days I actually try to practice in small bursts, like maybe a hour a day. I've found that doing little bits of training over a longer consistent period makes the stuff you learn stick with you better, kinda like how studying for a test a little bit at a time can make it easier to learn the material.

As far as the things you should start with: if you want to start from the ground up, then start by sketching basic shapes. Practically everything you want to draw can be broken down into basic shapes, even the human body (as you can see from my sketches above). Start by drawing squares, circles, triangles, rectangles,etc...then move on to 3-dimensional shapes like cubes, rectangles, spheres, and pyramids. Then work on combining those shapes into the stuff you want to draw (like this: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17797419/).

There's actually a lot of practice sketches in my scraps if you need something to reference. I've posted a few examples of my gradual progress over the years if you're interested in seeing them. Beyond that, there are countless tutorials that you can find on DeviantArt, Furaffinity, tumblr...pretty much everywhere! Whenever I need a tutorial or reference for something specific, I usually just Google "Art tutorial ____", and check the Images tab for everything I need.

As far as avoiding complacency...the best thing I can say is be your own worst critic. Moreover, compare your work to others and see what you're doing wrong, and then strive to reach their level. And trust me on this...NEVER be satisfied with your current level, because there's ALWAYS a level higher. Truth is, I kinda get fired up when I see artists I respect posting new work, like Idun, Akaji, or AnderPander, and though I don't like to admit it, I kinda feel a bit of jealousy for their talent. I know it's weird, but that's the truth...and yet, at the same time, gauging my art with others keeps me wanting to be better, because I want to be where they are.

Complacency I suppose is a state of mind, and you just have to put yourself in a mindset where you want to get better. It's not easy...it's frustrating, tedious, and mentally taxing learning how to draw well. But, eventually, things will start to click, and then drawing will feel like the most natural thing in the world for you. And then, keep pushing for the next level until that gets easy, and then so on.

You can do it, it just takes time, patience, and persistence.

Take all the time y'need dude, feel better!

Thank you, I'll try to get things together so I can FINALLY make a full comeback online ASAP. ^_^

I see the figure with the shovel and I just think about Shovel Knight going super saiyan but instead of his hair (helmet?) Getting bigger his shovel gets bigger instead

Heh, that's an interesting idea! I actually haven't played Shovel Knight, but I've seen play-thoughs of it and seemed like a fun game. I was just sketching randomly when I drew that figure, but I might've taken a bit of influence from Shovel Knight with it. ^_^

Thanks, I'm really glad you like them! Hehe, I've been practicing quite a bit in my downtime, working to improve as quickly as I can. :)