And it doesn’t matter matter if you spent 20 hours on your little turd or if you were even worse 5 years ago. If you’re trying to be a “professional” artist, don’t expect to make a living off art if you suck at it. Pity’s not going to make a short, asthmatic, obese dude with blown out knees become…
Imo: if people want to get a rep with art and their stuff isn’t good, they need to do daily practices. I mean to draw every day. Doesn’t matter if it’s one picture or many, fully detailed or sketchy. Just do it. Play with styles. Use references. Ask for help. Search for tutorials. Use something that inspires you (stories and music!). That’s the only way you’re really going to improve. So if you have shitty art and want to improve, change something small for every few images whether it be color styles, lineart styles, general stylization, shading types, or various poses and sketching styles you’re not used to.
Schools are nice but the classes I had don’t help me.