Anonymous User asked: I'm sorry if this question has been asked before, but are there any resources for illustrators (newbie or advanced) that have helped you and you'd recommend to others? Like, books, courses, etc.
wish i had a good answer for you but no. my knowledge is pretty much entirely composed of just beating my head against shit until i memorize it or experimenting until i come up with a solution to a problem i didnt even know i had.
the best advice i can give you is look at the art/artists you look up to and try to reproduce that without watching streams or tutorials or anything. try and puzzle it out. whether you are able to fully reproduce what they did is unlikely but you're 100% going to walk away from the experience having learned something and that's the key