Motion seconded.- 55555 Not exactly. It can be difficult to draw in a style you're not familiar with, but it also can be easier to draw in a simple, cartoon style. Anime, for example, is actually a relatively easy style for arists, due to the simplified face; the body can be much more detailed and realistic than the face in a number of degrees, making it a very "changable" style from artist to artist. But like Tavakai said, simplify things into shapes (you can see how I did that in my blog entry "Pony Process"). Artists call that breaking your drawing down into basic shapes. It really does make it easier to place and arrange things before you finish them. I always change my sketches before I finish them. That's where concept art comes from. Another thing that helps hone your skills is to draw from real life. It really gives you a better understanding of what your drawing much, much faster than if you tried to draw it just from memory. I'm speaking from experience. Whenever I draw something I've never drawn before, I always look at several pictures (average for me is at least 3), even to draw just one thing. I even look at pictures when I draw things I'm familiar with. It always helps the outcome look more realistic that what I could have done on my own. And if you ever wanted to "officially" better your skills, there's an art school I went to called the Art Instruction Schools (AIS). Charles Schultz (spelling?), the artist of Snoopy and the Peantus gang, graduated from there, and they hold an annual cartoon contest in his honor. The school sends you lessons and instructions through the mail, and the average time it takes from enrollment to graduation is about two years. It's just a thought if you ever wanted to get a good artist's perspecitve of the world.