I have to ask how does a beginning artist like me, get to there. Where you stand. I know it is practice, practice, practice, but will that get me there. Sometimes you can try so hard, and still fail in every way, things just don’t turn out the way you want no matter how hard you try. Will it be different for this?

Mmm, I strongly feel others shouldn’t ask me these things. Largely because I feel most of what I know is mashed up information and techniques I learned over time through trial/replicating my old time fav artists. Regardless if they actually made “sense” at the time. It just looked “cool/flashy” to me. (Which isn’t..TOO BAD. it kept me amused with art and wanting to draw/learn more.)

But seriously, you’ll get there or far beyond what I’m capable of!

Study. Study and learn your art fundamentals. Shapes, Perspective, Light, Shadows, Color, etc (Something I wish I did far sooner and more often. I regret this a bunch.)

Practice, practice more the things you just learned and build up your muscle memory.

It’ll take you a lot further, more effectively and more quickly than guessing everything all out for almost everything you do.