Hey man, I just found your comic today randomly and read it all in the last few hours, and this is probably random but I just want to thank you for your dedication to seeing it through, and you've really inspired me to stop being whiny about my art and lack of progress and to just work on the comic I've been wanting to draw. Seeing your improvements in your art over the years is what I needed to see, so thank you for doing what you love, I guess is what I'm trying to say

Your comment really lifted my spirit!

Progress is something that comes from iteration. I can't say I'm all that fast with my work. I only manage a weekly release schedule with my comic by drawing everything before-hand and starting to upload the pages on a weekly basis as soon as everything is completed.

I have improved a lot over the years. My comic will never look as good as the stuff drawn by pros or "real artists", but I've decided that I just want to tell this goofy story, so I'll finish it.

I actually plan on creating a video where I mention a ton of tips for beginner artists who are struggling to start, however since that's something that I'll make after I finish the next and final chapter of my comic, it could take a year or two to happen, so I'd be willing to share some tips with you now already if you are interested.

My biggest problem I'd say is motivation, I'll do fine for a few drawings then I'll fail to draw a certain pose, get depressed and then just stop drawing for months at a time. It's frustrating, I am always comparing my art to others and it constantly puts me down and makes me not want to draw at all, but if I never draw I'll never get better. It's a vicious cycle. I'd love any tips you're willing to offer, I really appreciate the offer :D

All right, I feel like I can help out a bit with this. You have a quite common problem. The first important question is:
Why do you want to draw?
Often people get wild crazy ideas, they want to achieve the same success as someone else. Some big fish in the artist scene. Then they basically crash against a wall when they realize that the way to the goal is so long.

THE TRUTH IS:
Everybody needs a long time to become a skilled artist. An accomplished one. Even just one who completed a major project. When you look at an artist who's a master of the craft, you just need the end product, the result of years and years of hard work. Even if talent plays some role in all of this, it is completely meaningless when you are not drawing. I assure you, I have seen very talented people who have stopped creating anything at all, because they have fallen victim to "procrastination".

If you enter drawing with an expectation, with an attitude like "I want to scribble this amazing artwork that will blow people away" then you are setting yourself up for failure.

You do NOT draw to be the best!
You do NOT draw to be famous!!!
You do NOT draw to surpass anybody, BUT YOURSELF!!!!!

I am a lazy awful loser, who's bad at drawing, who's slow, who doesn't commit himself to it, as much as he should, but you know why it doesn't matter? Cause I have a story to tell! I want to share this with the world!

Maybe at the end of the day only like 5 people read my comic, but you know what? I DON'T CARE!!! Even if in the end practically nobody reads my comic, I have made a promise to myself that I'd share this story, and so I continue, even if it is at a slow pace.

To abandon drawing because you don't feel you are good enough is the worst possible mistake one can make because to improve one has to continue drawing.

Improvement should not be the end-goal. Your true goal should be the story, and improvement has to be the by-product of working on that story!

You know what, you're absolutely right. I self sabotage myself because I want people to look at my art and go "Wow, that's really great." I try to draw for myself but it's just hard because I want others to like it too, and that's not the way to go about it. I need to like it first, and I don't the majority of the time, but in the end, I'll never improve if I don't get over it. I need to just draw to draw and to get out of my mind with it. I really appreciate your words, and you taking the time to help me out even though we've never talked.

You're not an awful loser, and you've proven it here, helping out someone whom you've never talked to before, going out of your way to give me wonderful advice. Nor would I consider you lazy, you've been working on this for 8 years and that's mind blowing to me. I started to learn to draw 6 years ago and I have yet to draw more than like, 5 pictures every 6 months it seems. Lastly, your art isn't bad at all. You've been able to portray your vision in a wonderful way, your characters are unique and fun, and you're fucking killer at backgrounds. I wish I could draw a background half as well as you're able to.

Thank you again for being so generous and kind, and just know your actions have gave a beginning artist their wind back.

I must second every word of Farel.
Just draw. And never stop drawing. Learn from all, follow no one. ^^
None of us is perfect but we can be, if we do not give up ^^

You have to keep trying, and I assure you: the people will come over time. I swee your picture, they're good! You have potential!

I want to help those in need :) I'll keep an eye on your work to offer further advise over time