Slightly off-topic, but I had this one kid pay me to critique his work on FA..I'm not lying. o_O; and he was really desperate about it.

That's pretty odd. Well, if it made him happy, at least it made him happy!

How to improve and not get stuck in ruts... draw other stuff.

If all you can draw is wolves/dogs, you are shooting yourself in the head. Of course you will be stuck in ruts. You need to venture outside of what you like for new material that you can infuse into what you like to do to keep it fresh.

You should ask yourself what is it about your work you don't like, what are the areas you want to improve in. Is it you want a better use of color, better anatomy, more technical environments, or even more simplified characters? The list goes on and on and it's very hard for someone to give a useful critique that fits the artists desires. Find out what you want to improve and go do it. By doing it, you'll improve. There's really no secret to it, just keep learning and practicing.

Thanks, I appreciate the input. Yeah, I never purposefully limited myself to canine animals, but most of the time when I'm drawing digitally for fun it's either for friends with wolf/dog characters or my own of those. I should probably start uploading more varied work.

Do I get to pick E, all of the above? >>;; But that's a pretty logical way of looking at it. Probably anatomy and technique most, but I wouldn't object to improving in other areas. I guess I'll keep that in mind and just try and keep it open for people to point out if something looks off to them.

This is pretty helpful advice, thanks again.

I actually really like your art and see the improvement like whoah.
Hope I'm not overstepping boundaries because I'm not really ... better than you at art, but one thing that has always thrown be off about your work is the lower part of the muzzle and the way you draw teeth. You seem to draw teeth too big for the mouth, and sometimes it looks like your characters have underbite because of the placement of the lower jaw?? So maybe look at some diagrams for canine teeth and muzzle placement?
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5677037/ is a good example of what I'm talking about.

Aw noo, this is exactly what I need, thanks a bunch, Faux! <3
Pfth, I like your art. And I think I see what you mean. I'll start looking at more refs for that, probably overdue for that.