for the last few yrs i just let this roll off me ignoring how stupid these statements are. i hear people telling artists to study style. they have no skills. or someone cant draw

EVERYONE an i mean everyone can draw. everyone has skills and yes everyone has there own style.
each person has a different skill level in a manner of speaking some are beginners some are pros an some are in between. to those of you who are beginners don't give up. you aren't set in your ways and get to play with the newest of technologies to allow your imagination to be seen in your art. an because of the still in the beginning stages can go any direction you desire in art. every artist chooses a direction they want to go whether they know it consciously or not. to be honest when you are no creating realism a little. art is is learning how to recreate that idea in your head into a page , canvas , screen , etc. the skills you learn in the beginning yrs of your art you will use the rest of your days because they will become automatic to you overtime. yes the works may be sloppy to you or to another but that idea is still unique to you as an artist .

to those who are pros we aren't pros we are still learning. never stop learning or trying new things. like that picture you saw that caught your eye try to duplicate that piece so you can learn a new technique. something that helps you figure it all out. its never to late to improve yourself no matter how insignificant it may appear. make that stupid idea in your head or create that difficult piece it will help. AND remember even those new artist can teach you something you may not know. Something you may not have figured out.

to all you who are in between its simple. follow the ideas that i shared with everyone else. as well as look to someone better than you so you may improve yourself give yourself a goal and see if you can beat it. once you get better than that someone you looked to find someone else and continue this. your skills and abilities will greatly improve with each passing day.

About style, we all have it. It is what makes each one different from the next artist. Some artists skill is mimicking the skills of other artist. Commonalty they know it an will admit they cannot create anything of there own idea. It happens. I have met a few like that. Other than those few artist each style is unique and none are exactly the same if one artist mimics the style of another it is still noticeable of that artists style in the piece. Your style can only improve and specialize but not change. Even if an artist looks back they can still see a hint of the style they have from that early work . For a painter from the brush strokes to an illustrator with the way the do simple shapes its still done the same way just refined from the passing time.

Skill is what refines your style no artist is at the same skill you could have 2 people who studied together and finished the exact same time and one may still be better than the other. Here styles will be different and still they may have great works but still they can teach each other something new that the other may have not known or learned.
Last art is everything from music to painting. From drawing to sculpting. Even to the way you walk. Some is more recognized as art than others. This rant is to those who paint and those who draw and those who ever have to deal with people who who say that you are not good or you are a great artist. Your works are junk an so forth. Remember that reason you decided to create because that should be your driving motivation. It may change over the years but don't forget it because once you do you will lose your desire to create. I have seen many great artist give up because the simple factor of someone telling them they aren't good or whatever. Those who insult your work desire to make themselves feel better a critique is advise not an insult. Careful what you say to other artist. Words can hurt more than any broken limb. And actions can do far worse than such. Don't thrown down another because you think they “don't got it” in your eyes. Help them improve then not put them down. Help them to stand on there own not to fall.

To all you artist and all you people wanting to be artist. Keep drawing keep painting and never stop creating something new. You have not met your limit even the great DaVinci was still learning. So don't stop because you hit “a brick wall” it just takes time to figure what next to do. Heck maybe even paint that brick wall.

And to all artists also don't let a critic tell you that they think your work sucks. Most of the time they cant even do as good as you and the rest of the time they look to find problems to make themselves look better. That person usually thrives off of criticizing others and normally have a way of bringing themselves up. They are cruel people who desire only to look cool to the few people who can stand there presence.