u/No_Difference_8585

One thing i always hear from using references and i try to follow is 'dont trace, deconstruct the body into simple shapes', okay its simple, just dont trace, i got that done... Just dont go doing plagarism...​ but can one use already drawn digital references? Is it EVEN a reference? Like what if its not deconstructed yet? What if its just the body and i could still turn it into shapes and learn from it? My whole mind is screaming 'cheating', 'plagarism' and 'stealing'. And what if its an already fully drawn character or art piece? Is that DOUBLE the cheating??? Do i just stick to real people images??? Am i stupid for asking something my mind screams its so obvious???

Uh... Im proud of the try i did..! ...Just uh... idk i need help on improving...

...I think i did ok? It wasnt THAT bad to make...

ok i just noticed i think i made the legs way too big...

...Oh i forgot about the cilinders in the arms... made them flat... anyways uh ty for the tips ig!

Im proud of the result, it was very fun to draw, but what else can i do to improve?

I know its like really mid but i wanna see how to improve more.

I wanted to make some art and after burning out from a lot of artstyles that didnt match my likings i thought chibi was quite fun and easy to make, just began yesterday and stuff, it ended like this...

Im not good at shading or backgrounds at all so i guess i didnt do it??? guess ill have to practice it... the eyes are a pain to make sometimes T_T

Im gonna try to improve, i think its mid, but im still kinda happy of my first result

Still i could take some tips on some stuff... like the ones i mentioned behind... also are the proportions good enough? What can i improve when doinf sketches in general? I took my own pace to learn stuff slowly and trying to not skip to more advanced stuff inmediatly but is that too slow? Should i perhaps try something else? How does one 'practice'? I got a lot of questions and beginner tutorials only confuse me more.

Demoted to pins.

NOW GET OUT OF MY SCREEN ALREADY YOU THREE—