/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3112793
Work towards something specific. Similar to what >>3113017 said, you should look at art you like, pick out things you want to do like them, and study how to do those things.

I should say that I somewhat disagree with:
>Draw what you love MORE than studying. If you let studying overwhelm you, you will get burned out.

Making bad original art over and over burns me out quick a lot of the time. I think you should:
>Really narrow down what you're studying (instead of juggling too many different topics) >keep it close to what you want to create (so instead of things like random floating boxes, draw box versions of your favorite art/references)
>Stick to that topic for like 8- 12 weeks (the length of online courses)
>mark off the days on your calendar and don't be harsh on your output until the end.
>Make fun pieces every now and then

Immersing in one thing like that makes studying fun since you can see the progress much better and it takes off some of the pressure of trying to do everything right all at once.