Started drawing when I was a kid but poor self esteem mixed with having an "ugly" style and mediocre skills stopped me from doing much art. I was too scared of being bad and it stunted my growth a ton. But I still held on to the idea of doing art because I had stories to tell, OCs to make, and my own world to enjoy. Once I stopped caring as much about being cringe, everything got easier. I'm in my 30s now and I've drawn the most in the last 5 years than I have the rest of my life. There's a lot of things I'm not great at, color theory is still rocket science, art is hard. But that's ok. And since gen AI has become more rampant, it's sorta pushed me further to learn and experiment and put more of myself into each piece, even if I make more mistakes in the process. So yeah in this day and age, it's awesome to see others pick up art. Go at their own pace, as it's not really a race if your goal is to just enjoy art and make cool things. Cuz no matter how much gen AI improves, it will never have the soul, the self-discovery, the "happy little accidents" that a human-made piece has. tldr embrace cringe, be human, have fun As for resources- I cannot stress enough that the most important part of art is that you *have fun*. That said here are some useful stuff: Anatomy/figures - Stan Prokopenko vids, Andrew Loomis books for traditional figure drawing, Morpho books Framing / composition - Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre Comics - Understading Comics by Scott McCloud Gestures + Movement - Force by Michael Mattesi Color Theory - Color and Light by James Gurney Frame-by-frame animation - The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams