>>40506667Well here's the thing, drawing something cartoony properly still means you need fundamentals, those stylized lines still follow an underlying form which you should understand. For example the basic sphere head construction still applies for humans, cartoons, anthros, whatever, just the features are moved around a little bit.
>I haven't even begun to draw from my imagination yet, it's all just copying things other people have drawn.Don't fall for this meme, even very good artists use reference most of the time. Drawing from imagination happens when you've referenced things so many times you can recall what you're drawing effortlessly.
>it just teaches me to literally transcribe what my eyes are seeing instead of figuring out how to draw things in proportion to other things.Yes, observation is a fundamental. Being able to look at something and judge how the shapes and values behave, compared with the automatic 'this is an eye' symbol drawing, is important.
>>40506848I mean, sure, drawing for fun all the time won't make you improve the fastest, but trying to improve all the time will just mean you burn out and give up. It's happened to me several times. You have to strike a balance between fun and work. Don't disparage your work, your drawings may not be anatomically correct but they're expressive and humorous.
