Have you taken courses or had knack?

[ZandraJoi]

I know a family member who has a knack for drawing. She just had the talent for it early on & only got better as she learned newer techniques. So I was wondering, how many of you had the knack for sketching & how many just had the desire & learned? What do you prefer to draw?

[thelucky7th]

I've never done any sort of professional study. Everything I know how to do with art is stuff I've picked up on my own, which means I'm a bit slow in terms of growth, but I've been trying to buckle down and put in more practice these days so that I can grow my skills.

When I was younger, I drew a lot of animals, and then moved onto Pokemon once I got into the show/game, but these days I like drawing my original characters, either based on pre-existing universes, or just entirely of my own creation. It's low pressure because no one can tell me I drew my own characters wrong!