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There's nothing wrong with drawing the "animu" personally, it doesn't really make you any less of a artist, and if you're so wanting to quit it, just do it, simple as that. Though, if you are honestly longing to improve, the only sure fire way of improvement in my book is to go back to your basics (cause things like style will happen during said process in my opinion). Working on figure, anatomy, composition, line, form, perspective, and color theroy....teh werks. Aquire a sketchbook, and start doing gesturals of people in the park or mall, with emphasis of movement and form over actually finishing it finetooth. Read a good figuredrawing book, Hogarth, Bridgeman, Goldfinger for example. The key is to DRAW FROM LIFE! Also, don't be afraid to push outside your comfort zones every so often, cause it limits your potential as a artist when you do.


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Keratin isn't here, so:

Stop feeling so damn sorry for yourself and draw some pictures.

Now that that's out of the way, if you have no access to reliable life-drawing opportunities, even photographic reference for anatomy and faces could be helpful.