Help.. I've been stuck at this level of drawing for quite some time. From lack of encouragement;I'd stopped drawing for a long period of time, but want to once again enjoy this hobby as I did when I was in Grade school. But who or what is a helpful way to get better and much more talented at drawing this style of art? I've lost all my talented artists to different pathways we've each taken in our journey in college. And currently, there's nobody that I can find who draws anime/Manga so I'm really losing encouragement. Thanks in advance.
from someone who employs a range of styles; do that. practice drawing from real and learn how lighting and shading work, practice other styles of cartoon-type work, use a variety of media as opposed to just pencil/paper. what you learn from it will bring you back either to manga, or perhaps another style you realize you prefer, with a much better understanding of anatomy/lighting/etc, and that can be applied to anything you draw.