Questions From A Beginner on Sketch Art, Help Much Appreciated

[ThriceTheMoon]

Hello, I am new here and would like some advice on how to continue my growth as a sketch artist. Here are some questions regarding this:

1. What are the biggest wastes of time in becoming a better sketch artist?

2. What are your favorite instructional books/videos and resources on drawing?

3. What are the biggest mistakes you see many beginning sketch artists make?

4. Even at the higher skill levels, which mistakes are most common?

5. What are the stupid myths about drawing that you hear over and over again?

6. What are your key principles for becoming a sketch artist?

Thanks in advance!

[Flashback]

1) Not drawing.
2) Real life, Loomis is good, I heard Jack Hamm had a good book on scenery, and Gurney also.
3) See 1.
4) Complacency.
5) ???
6) See loomis: 5P's and 5C's.

[Artimatum]

1)Not working on the fundamentals
2)Scyra,Proko and Loomis..also drawing from life.
3)Giving up too early
4)I don't know.
5)I dunno lol
6)I don't understand,sorry

[thanoss]

Just bloody draw ffs. what the hell is up with all these nonsense questions lately?
"How the hell do i read a book, how do i open a book, how do i hold a pen, how do a practice, how do i start, how do i stop wasting time , how do i cook an egg".

FFs just bloody do it,dont come here, asking wtf is the biggest waste of time etc. Your wasting your own damn time asking ridiculous questions.

[Elwell]

1. What are the biggest wastes of time in becoming a better sketch artist?

*Thread swallows itself*

[Elwell]

Also, have you drawn anything since July?

[Arshes Nei]

My turn to close this. Go draw. Stop posting nonsense.