tips on how to improve

Well does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve your skills as an artist besides practice makes perfect. Also feel free to ask questions on what you may have trouble on, we are all here to help one another Youtube, books, art challenges, etc it can be on anything i suppose P.s this isn't just for me, its for those who want to improve, just dont know how to go about it. So if theres something you have trouble with, just name it and maybe we can help each other out. Also if you have any techniques that help you out, feel free to share

Have a more advanced artist hold your hand as he draws(draw using your hand). It can help your mind remember the strokes and movements.

Does this really work? It's seems a bit far fetched. Also, where is gonna find someone that'd be willing yo that?? Let's not be too negative though. One good advice I got some time ago was to draw ecchi/hentai. Sounds weird, I know, but forcing yourself to draw naked bodies is great for understanding body proportions. If you an artist's sketchbook filled w/ naked ladies, don't assume he's a pervert, he's honing his skills. Another, not so important is something I picked myself and I also find helpful. When designing characters, think of their whole back-story even if it's just for one drawing. If you understand what your character is like and who he is, it's easier to come up with what he might look like. I often start from one detail, like a piece of jewelry or some kind of symbol and build upon it.

Carry a crappy sketchbook everywhere and draw everything from life quickly, you don't need to be perfect at it, just a rough sketch is good enough. The emphasis is observation, so try to accurately draw what you see. This will drastically improve your mental arsenal of what you can draw. Bonus points if you draw various angles and zoomed in sketches of an object/subject you find.

@Key If you were asking about what i said. By having peers who draw, you can compare each others work and figure stuff out together, helping with something that you understand but the other one struggles and vice versa. That way it's easier and more fun. :) The holding your hand thing is just silly.

What nowaifunolaifu says is true - sometimes it's not immediate but if you do it frequently if you are new to drawing or if you are a veteran - doesn't matter - sometimes you see what you think may help and learn by watching or seeing the other person's end result - Like everything it takes lots of practice - my friend Kev is a realism expert and I am not an expert at all XD In fashion design we had to draw croquis and we sat next to each other and we both looked at our arts and talked about them - I noticed my style change a little because of it - not a whole lot but I improved a little on proportioning the body out as opposed to before when it was a complete mess - But only cause Kev was good at proportion - it could also be a downfall too if you don't see flaws - you can in theory inherit their flaws as well if you're strictly copying them.

I guess watch a bunch of youtube tutorials - I suggest watching Alphonso Dunn - He is simply amazing - I learned a lot from him - https://www.youtube.com/user/LighterNoteProd/playlists