Thanks for the advice! I’ve been favoring cartoony stuff because it’s fun to do in these trying times (also I’ve read way too much manga for my own good), but I’ll definitely try to get some life drawing experience! I actually have a few sketchbooks I’ve been meaning to use more, mixed media ones from Strathmore!
As for inking, I actually sorta cut my teeth inking. One of the big things that got me back into drawing seriously was doing Inktober last year, and it made me appreciate how much ink can add to a piece (and helped me get over my fear of inking). I’ve been meaning to get back to using physical pens, so maybe I’ll take this as an opportunity to get away from the pencil/pencil sketches and just lean into ink.
As for anatomy and other fundamentals, I’ve been thinking for a while I might like to take a figure-drawing class when I get the time. I was too young/too inexperienced to really benefit from the one I took before, but I think it’d help a lot more now.
I’ll be sure to check out those books! I’ve had no idea where to go, book-wise, when it comes to art and art instruction.
Edit: Since I mentioned figure drawing, might as well mention that there’s now a figure drawing thread!