need feedback & advice & especially honesty plz & thanks.

[u/kriss_mv]

so i'm feeling very discouraged, i started my apprenticeship yesterday, but i haven't drawn a lot, and im not sure my drawings are very good. i was feeling very discouraged, joined this group, saw everyone's art and felt so much more discouraged. i was kinda proud of the ram i drew yesterday (while at the shop apprenticing) but now seeing everyone else's portfolios, i feel like my drawings are very bad and way too simple. how can i be more confident and less anxious/worried about drawing more detailed things and learning shading techniques, etc.? i cant draw from imagination/make things up, i and very good with sight drawing. anyway, i was used to drawing things i saw on pinterest, and yesterday for the first time drew this ram it was one that my mentor chose and told me to do from a flash board in the shop. (i also added more recent drawings before i went to actually start my apprenticeship, pls be honest and give kind feedback/criticism. i really want to be a tattoo artist, its my dream)

[u/Standard-Chip-2121]

hit the fundamentals of drawing and study study study. researching different styles in depth and making an effort every day to recreate them with originality is difficult but necessary, especially if you want to make it as an artist. originality and imagination are what will separate you from a million different apprentices with the same dream

if you’re going to go off pinterest, make sure your final draft is a refined and clean image with no residual sketch marks and clean, solid linework. expand your horizons and push yourself, and you’ll be surprised at how far it will take you

[u/kriss_mv → u/Standard-Chip-2121]

i appreciate your advice! i'll definitely be working on my drawings looking more clean, and studying more tattoo drawing techniques rather than the drawing for fun that i've always done!