>>5190011Personally, finding a group of other artists or people interested in drawing helped me a lot. Not just some random discord where nobody interacts, but somewhere you can actually participate and bounce ideas of one another.
Having other people to kind of spur each other on and get feedback is really important, imo. For me, what I struggled with recently was purpose - ended up getting into a collaborative project with fellow artists, as well as taking up a bunch of OC undertakings for an audience. Seeing how people react or view your work, as well as being able to discuss it can both encourage you to do more as well as provide you with advice as to how to proceed. This sort of social interaction can just be online, but having some physical friends you can draw with irl can be amazing, too. Bit hard to do with COVID nowadays, but there's always a way.
If things look bad, that's natural - the whole thing about learning art is finding challenges and then trying to find solutions, no matter what level of the artist. Don't let it get you down - many of the same challenges you face now have probably been faced just as often by even the most accomplished artists in commercial fields. Keep trying, put in the work, and one day you'll get to where you want.
