/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

This is about 8 months of NEETing difference.
In that time my only goal has always been to draw "more manga" so my gains do not reflect the NEET artist experience as a whole. Someone aiming for realism or portrait painting probably could've gotten more spectacular looking gains in that 8 month period. All I've focused on were improving my lineart and learning values, on top of improving the basic fundies. Also, one thing this picture doesn't show, is my sketching in general has improved a boatload and I don't quite have to depend on photo references as much anymore. To put it another way, I'd have to concentrate and put a lot of effort down on paper to get the result on the left 8 months ago; but now, the drawing on the right is basically my average output, something I could do just as a warmup or a practice sketch.

There is a couple things I want to point out though. Obviously, being a NEET doesn't guarantee skill, it only guarantees time. What you do with your time is entirely up to you. Ideally, you wanna be drawing everyday, at least 4-8 hours, especially since you have no responsibilities. But you need to have good time management skills, because if before you're a NEET you're always being distracted by social media or 4chan, watching anime or movies, or having a bad sleep schedule- those things are only gonna get worse when you're a NEET.
And this is solely my opinion, but I'd say your lifestyle would benefit from having a part time job instead of being a full NEET. That way you have a reason to leave your house everyday, you make cash(bonus if you're not making money off your art already), and in general it's healthier not to be thinking and working on art 24/7. You burn out quick drawing 8-12 hours a day everyday, no matter how much you love art. But maybe that's just me.