u/symson

Take a figure drawing class.

Robert Valley does independent work, yet he still has to do jobs for companies.

None of these are finished art. No wonder you can see improvement.

Create finished art.

You are not likely to improve much in a week.

Improvement happens over time and you will hardly notice it until you look back at 6 month old work for instance.

You have unrealistic expectations. Nobody draws good when they start It's a gradual process.

As far as the other issues are concerned, the best is to seek professional help.

Draw less details when the face is small.

Neither. The bottom has potential with some more thought put into it.

It's the same style. You are improving.

I draw because I want to do it. I don't draw for validation from people. That's the wrong reason to draw.

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

I'm an artist. I went to therapy to deal with my depression. Art by itself is not enough. It's not magical.

You have to get the fundamentals down. Once that becomes second nature to you, you will only be using your energy for creativity. You'll have all the tools you need to draw from your imagination.

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

It's good abstract art but it's not Cubisim, which is seeing the same object from multiple viewpoints.

The guitar, can and bottle all have one viewpoint.

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

Also, I created a free interactive version of my art blog, where you can ask questions directly.

The Just Create Coach https://abbadabba.com/freebies.html

It would be if you slow down the scroll. There's no time to focus on the art.

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

No artwork is ever finished. We just decide to stop or there's a deadline and we have to stop.

In each case, it's time to move on. Nothing is perfect.

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use. That covers how to draw the head and faces. Right now you're just lines. They don't create forms or contours, which will bring your faces to life.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

Don't worry about developing a style. It won't be honest and you'll just look like every other mediocre artist on here wondering why they can't get work.

Just keep drawing and your style will naturally develop without you even noticing it is happening.

It happens once the fundamentals become second nature to you. When you stop thinking about the rules, theories and concepts, you are only being creative.

Feel free to share it.

I wrote a blog post that should help you. It suggests books and explains how to use them to improve. The first sentence links to a previous post about anatomy books to use.

https://www.justcreate.net/2026/07/stop-mindless-copying-4-step-method.html

Definitely.