u/Lazuline_Lotus

Hello! I've started drawing pen sketches as a hobby for improving my mental health after suffering from burnout due to my career. I want to improve my technique from what it is in the picture. I used to draw many years ago as a kid, but mostly avoided sketching animals and humans and drew line art versions since I was unable to draw hair or fur realistically. I'm putting off my perfectionism OCD and seeking to learn now. Please share how I can improve. Also, I seem to draw my own version and can never stick to replicating a reference. I also tend to enjoy scribble sketching and letting loose as I'm pretty much a control freak in other aspects of life, so it feels like a release. But I want to learn how to draw measured strokes like Alphonso Dunn, etc.

Any and all advice/feedback is welcome. Thank you!

The image attached contains messages from an "astrologer" on AstroTalk.

My friend was in a desperate situation and wanted some guidance. This man had several thousand minutes of consultations and was top-rated. He gave her extremely generic "readings" and jumped to this "remedy." The app prevents all forms of screen recording and allows copying only one message at a time. Hence, we are sharing this here via the note app to let vulnerable people know not to fall for such things.

I have more such stories of remedies from pandits who even run TV shows, but those are for another day.