/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

The answer you're looking for is right in front of you, you even said it in your own post
hard work
You have to draw for over 6 hours a day
You have to be studying intensely for all of those hours

It is unrealistic to try to draw that intensely for 6 hours a day, that would be like trying to lift a world record weight without any prior training.
Slowly build up the hours, watch Marty Lobdell's video on how to study, follow his strategy, stay committed and you will eventually be able to study for 6 hours a day


don't lie to yourself
always seek the truth
become the best you possibly can

Why are there so many shitposters on /ic/? I know this is 4chan as a whole but come on now why kind of person browses an art critique board and doesn't want to get better at drawing. That's like going to a book club and laughing at people reading books. Don't you have better things to do, leave us alone man.

If you draw (study, not just mindlessly draw) 13 hours a day everyday for a year assuming you don't burn out you are pretty much guaranteed to be medium level industry level artist with the only people above you being those who have truly unique experiences that influence their art. Experiences that can only be gained through life in general and maturity.

In other words a year of intense studying like that is plenty enough to obtain the skills needed to draw

But in reality nobody can study intensely for 13 hours a day everyday for a year. Even the most hardcore asians can only manage to study intensely for 13 hours a day as some sort of ridiculous challenge. Proper studying is comparable to physical training, if you're not struggling to understand new concepts and rigorously perfecting already known subjects you aren't studying properly

At most you can expect to study 4-6 hours a day with weekends off, that's taking up all your time if you work or carefully fragmented throughout the day. It requires you to be very disciplined and passionate about studying, if you get demotivated one day it's not like physical training, your mind won't let you learn if it doesn't want to learn. And you will get demotivated and those are unavoidable unproductive days.

Stay motivated, work hard. Learning how to network and get jobs is another skill entirely that you will have to spend hours working on as well as your art.

You will not go from zero to hero in a year without luck it is not feasible
At most you can get jobs in startup companies and within 5 years of top productivity you can get a good job
Stay motivated and work hard