Since there's no limit to how much time you can put into a piece of artwork, you can draw and draw and draw.
But since there are limitations on the amount of time in the day, you will probably want to prioritize what you really want to focus on primarily.
If you want to draw gorgeous works of art, you must understand that art is visual communication.
While words are symbols of things or ideas, art is a much more complex and explicit type of representation.
When an artist draws something, the artist does not just try to copy an image that he sees.
The artist actually tries to convey something to the audience.
This can range from a tone to a character trait, a society or a feeling, a strife or an event.
There is more than just a scene with some objects and characters.
There is lighting, proportion, size, texture, minute details and symmetry.
Understand what you want to communicate the most.
Is your picture a gothic horror? Then rough edges and lighting will become key.
Is your picture fantasy? Then the elements that distinguish your picture from everyday life must be emphasized.
Is it pop art? Place plenty of emphasis on trends or hipness.
All of these factors will help you determine what you want to bring out to the forefront and what you want to remain subtle.
Worry about big before small People are likely to notice large mistakes over small mistakes.
Whatever is the focal character or object, make sure that the silhouette of this thing is the most polished in the picture.
You can screw up or slack off on other details, but be sure to get the big stuff right.
Master lighting Lighting can be one of the most powerful ways to communicate the mood in a piece.
However, lighting can become extremely difficult, especially when you have reflective surfaces, multiple light sources, texture and multi-dimensional shapes that react to the lighting.
Some forms of art make less use of lighting than others.
For instance, anime often uses soft-cell shading which incorporates a variety of shapes.
Instead of using gradient-style shading, these artists only use one or two shading colors for all of the shades.
This lacks realism but works well within a cartoon medium.
There's no limit on how detailed you can be Because of this, you might want to consider detailing at the end.
One important thing to realize is that details are more noticeable with up close objects than with far away objects.
When detailing, you might choose to omit details that really far away because they might not feel as necessary.
You are probably right.
Setting a deadline If you're drawing for someone else, setting a deadline is really easy because the person you are drawing for will probably have needs that you must fulfill within a certain time frame.
But if you are drawing for yourself, you will have to set your own deadline.
You can do this ahead of time by telling yourself that you will do one drawing a day.
Or you can work on a drawing until you have gotten to a point where you feel like you cannot improve your artwork anymore.
Either way works and it really depends on what works for you.
Just remember that its much easier to track your improvement when you have multiple drawings to compare.
But since there are limitations on the amount of time in the day, you will probably want to prioritize what you really want to focus on primarily.
If you want to draw gorgeous works of art, you must understand that art is visual communication.
While words are symbols of things or ideas, art is a much more complex and explicit type of representation.
When an artist draws something, the artist does not just try to copy an image that he sees.
The artist actually tries to convey something to the audience.
This can range from a tone to a character trait, a society or a feeling, a strife or an event.
There is more than just a scene with some objects and characters.
There is lighting, proportion, size, texture, minute details and symmetry.
Understand what you want to communicate the most.
Is your picture a gothic horror? Then rough edges and lighting will become key.
Is your picture fantasy? Then the elements that distinguish your picture from everyday life must be emphasized.
Is it pop art? Place plenty of emphasis on trends or hipness.
All of these factors will help you determine what you want to bring out to the forefront and what you want to remain subtle.
Worry about big before small People are likely to notice large mistakes over small mistakes.
Whatever is the focal character or object, make sure that the silhouette of this thing is the most polished in the picture.
You can screw up or slack off on other details, but be sure to get the big stuff right.
Master lighting Lighting can be one of the most powerful ways to communicate the mood in a piece.
However, lighting can become extremely difficult, especially when you have reflective surfaces, multiple light sources, texture and multi-dimensional shapes that react to the lighting.
Some forms of art make less use of lighting than others.
For instance, anime often uses soft-cell shading which incorporates a variety of shapes.
Instead of using gradient-style shading, these artists only use one or two shading colors for all of the shades.
This lacks realism but works well within a cartoon medium.
There's no limit on how detailed you can be Because of this, you might want to consider detailing at the end.
One important thing to realize is that details are more noticeable with up close objects than with far away objects.
When detailing, you might choose to omit details that really far away because they might not feel as necessary.
You are probably right.
Setting a deadline If you're drawing for someone else, setting a deadline is really easy because the person you are drawing for will probably have needs that you must fulfill within a certain time frame.
But if you are drawing for yourself, you will have to set your own deadline.
You can do this ahead of time by telling yourself that you will do one drawing a day.
Or you can work on a drawing until you have gotten to a point where you feel like you cannot improve your artwork anymore.
Either way works and it really depends on what works for you.
Just remember that its much easier to track your improvement when you have multiple drawings to compare.