Have you ever thought of doing collabs? Half the work, half the energy needed. It's also a good way for two (or more) artists to help each other grow in followers.

I used to... but somewhere in the last 10 years I lost all the confidence to consider it :')

Thank you, that's appreciated ^^

Practice makes perfect? Perhaps do one of those "draw x number of sketches in x amount of time" challenges?

I kind of struggle to commit to that sort of thing, I end up intimidated and never start :')

One sketch at a time dude. See what kind of rythm works for you - see if you can do one. Ok, then see if you can do another... and see how long you can keep the ball rolling

and if nothing else: remember that its only sketches - not meant to have full line-art, so perhaps focus on having fun experimenting with new motifs and stuff you previously haven't drawn much?

I do drift in and out of that goal... then I forget and end up drawing what I'm used to :')

To be a fair, I quite like what you produce. I share it regardless

Thank you :)

I love all your pandaren stuff, you make me proud as a pandaren fanatic. =D

Heh, thank you :)

Honestly I've always liked your stuff, but I get what you mean. It can feel slow at times. Perhaps it's time to look at why it's slow, where you are getting stuck, perhaps your method of study isn't working for you, and something new may be in order. So long as you just keep practicing though, you 'll get there.

Eheh, thing is that sometimes I feel like I must be 7-8k of my 10,000 hours down, and I'm still rubbish. I won't stop because I just plain enjoy doing it, but I do wish I felt more like an expert by now!

Just know that I think you are really good, you aren't as off as you say. really you're good in a LOT of places, but perhaps it's just that finish you are missing? Make sense? Like... I hated my art until I realized i needed to find my inking style. I wasn't bad, I just needed to focus on one thing and realize what I wanted out of it. Once I had a goal for where I wanted it to end up that started making me better.

Your art is good, you just need to find where you need to polish is all. You've got this.

Thank you, I do appreciate the kind words :)

I will see if I can verbalise the things I'm not happy with... it'll help to have a tick list to work on.

Exactly! You are not a bad artist, but you've just not focused on where you want to improve most. Again, for ages I felt great about my art until I got to inking... then I hated it. My art wasn't bad, I just had to find, and work on my roadblock. You've got a very strong start, just find where you need to refine.

A big thing that helped me was finding an artist that really really inspired me in places I felt lacking, and I studied them and made it my own.

You draw fine. You are worth remembering and you are all and all amazing. This is a new account. I recently left the community because it made my wife uncomfortable. After a lot of talks I'm back with a fresh account because she realized being gone killed my creativity. Your art is on of the things I was severely missing. Don't think for even a minute your art isn't worth remembering. It very much is.

I've left and came back to this community multiple times, and every time you're the first artist I think of when I miss what this community has to offer. Your art is my favorite that I've seen across all the accounts I have on multiple sites and I'm always excited to see what you've made when it shows up in the submission feed. Your style and work are amazing and I personally feel that you always improve on something every time, no matter how long you take to do a piece or how you might do something differently than your usual method. Every artist has moments where they think they aren't good enough or aren't quick enough, but I can assure you that your work is far from forgettable and I, as well as others, will always wait patiently and enjoy every piece you make.

That's extremely kind, thank you.

Well thank you, that's very kind :) Glad you made it back!

Maybe that's because you're stuck too much in your comfort zone? Pin-ups of cute girls with A-B busts. Even when you try to draw a stronger warrior girl, they still do have that "teen innocence" to them.
If you want to grow, you need to get out of that box and try drawing things you've never done before. Different body types, tall, short, more plump, more muscles. More expressions, not only those positive cute smiles, but also trying negative ones like pain or rage. Adding perspective and angles to scenes, stylising POVs with optical distortion. More dimensional backgrounds, interesting and detailed interiors. Maybe even vehicles and mecha-things, big guns, armors etc.
Don't worry too much if your first attempts at those new things will look like racoon that got run over by a continental freightliner, being an artist you should know that it takes both time and practice to learn drawing things.
That said, your style itself is nice and unique. It's good when I can open up my FA inbox and instantly know who had drawn the piece without looking at the name. Certainly beats the dozen of MilesDF or other popular artists, clones :D

Interesting thoughts, thank you :D

Everyone arts differently.

You just keep arting at the speed and quality that makes you comfortable.

Pushing boundaries is permitted.

If you feel burnout coming, throttle back.

You have a grand style and I appreciate the work and effort you put into it.

Thank you ^^

I think about your old work a lot. So the “years to come “ bit is true, at least for me.

Eheh, thank you :)