17 Ways to Improve Your Sketches

Scribbling (just pick up a pencil, pen, marker, or anything else, and scribble something. You'll get some great ideas!)

Play around with colors (don't worry about making it realistic, just do it. Try new colors.)

Draw the things you struggle with more (draw them over and over until you get better bit by bit.)

Don't worry so much about making everything perfect. (It's not gonna be perfect, just try!)

Draw what's around you! (Draw your hands, a tree, or your friend.)

Draw a scribble and try to make something amazing out of it. (Draw random forms and try to make creatures or characters out of them.)

Make your own character! (It's helpful, exciting, and fun!)

Work on your art style! (Do you want to draw realistic? Cartoon-ish? Anime-like? Work on it!)

Work on a challenge! (A great way to improve your art is by doing challenges; it sets a goal and keeps you accountable.)

Don't worry as much about symmetry (it's not as important as it might seem, just draw and have fun with it!)

Mix up hair, clothes, and faces. (draw it differently; long, short, baggy, stiff, serious, or silly, just mix it up!)

Draw from a reference (it's okay to use a reference, especially when drawing something new.)

Take a photo or scan a sketch before you ink or color. (It's very helpful and takes off some of the fear of messing up.)

Think of the story behind your art. (If the character has just been broken up with, most likely you're not going to draw them smiling.)

Add details (they also help tell the story and make your art more interesting.)

Add shadows (I always forget to do this and it makes art feel incomplete.)

Add contrast (this goes along with the last one, but also adds highlights, tints and hues.)

More on contrast:

Add color to make the viewer look at one specific thing. (Color adds contrast, if everything is white with one red dot, it draws your attention to the dot.)

Contrast with detail! (Add more detail into the sketch you want people to focus on)

Differ in sizes to add contrast! (If one drawing is huge and the others are relatively small, most people who sees your art is going to focus on the large sketch first.)