/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Annoyed that I spent age 9-19 doing only linework because I liked drawing with ink. Always thought I would be decent with color when I went digital and i'm absolutely garbage with it. I have no instinct for it and it's not fun for me. I've read up on it extensively and practiced it for six years now, and still I have never painted anything that actually improved the sketch that acted as the base.

Thing i'm working on right now. Trying to paint the face and it just looks disgusting, meanwhile the lines themselves are nice. I've even experimented with many different styles to find out if my default style of sketching/linework is what is holding me back, but it's not.

I continue to improve at sketching but I want to be able to utilize color and bring people happiness by painting amazing things. Feels like i'll never get there and should just focus on sketching.