I wrote ~5000 words on what 40 hours of studying drawing can do. I know my drawing is not great, but it has improved considerably, and I believe it is a story worth sharing.
@nina_kali_nina I loved Blue Period too! And I've also only recently started trying to draw more often. I'm surprised how much I'm able to express now, after only a few months of doodles. Your drawings are looking great, and thanks for sharing this!
@cathos have you read it, or only watched the anime? I find both are great in their own ways.
Drawing is kind of like a language, isn't it? Learning more ways to express things in it can be rewarding, even if it is a game with diminishing returns.
Aw, thanks 
@nina_kali_nina I only read it! But I should check out the anime.
It really is a language. The biggest expressive breakthrough for me lately was realizing that I didn't have to interpret what I was seeing - I could just draw what I was imagining or dreaming. And, earlier this year, I realized I didn't have to start with being able to copy things perfectly, which was a big relief. I have done so much drafting (architectural and engineering drawings) and drawing with constructed lines in the past, but never really trusted my hands and pen to go where I wanted them. Yet now, I feel like I am almost able to reliably draw shapes from memory.
@cathos this is impressive! 
@nina_kali_nina I haven't attempted faces yet though! I'm really impressed with how your last self-portrait turned out.
@cathos it can be very fun and extremely trying at the same time :D