Been drawing ever since I was a kid (so about maybe 10-15 years.). Mainly do character art, general illustration, and concept art nowadays. About to enter my third year as a Graphic Design and Illustration student at university. I post my art on Instagram mainly, but not as much as I'd like. As for tips, I think I have a few. The two biggest tips I have for a beginner are first off, practice, and practice often. Try and do at least one drawing a day, even if it's just some shitty little sketch you hate. By no means does it have to be a masterpiece. A lot of beginners are perfectionists, and this is a bad mentality to have. Your art will not and does not have to look perfect, so don't worry about making it so. Also, do studies of other artists and use references. There appears to be this weird stigma in the amateur art community that using a reference is some kind of heinous crime. It isn't, and basically every professional artist uses them. (Don't trace or use bases though, they aren't really helpful at all.) My second tip is [b]always draw from life[/b], especially if you plan on drawing a lot of people. This is why art tutors tell you not to draw anime. You need to learn and understand the foundations of drawing, and this is what life drawing allows you to do. You must learn the rules before you can bend them. Ideally, try and book life drawing classes with a nude model, but this is by no means required. Literally all you have to do is just buy a small crappy little sketchbook and go sit in a cafe or a park or any public place and draw people as they walk by. Draw your friends, draw your family, it really doesn't matter. As for more specific/advanced tips, I'd say a good one is draw with a time limit, and make that time limit shorter every time. Draw the same subject, but give yourself 15 minutes for the first drawing, then 10, then 5, then 1. This is a nice little exercise to test your ability to pick out and render shape and form, and also keeps your drawing loose and dynamic. Other fun exercises include drawing with your non dominant hand and drawing without looking at your drawing pad. Also, you should always be analysing your art and picking out what is good, and what needs work. You can then draw with the specific goal of improving those things. Go out of your way to draw things you find hard. You won't improve as fast otherwise. For most beginning artists, it's anatomy and form, but don't forget about rendering light and colour. A personal favourite tip of mine is draw in pen instead of pencil. It will make you more confident in your linework and help you speed up. Also helps stamp out a perfectionist mindset. Being able to stay loose and flexible is an important quality as an artist. At the end of the day, you need to remember art is for the artist. It doesn't matter if you're not as good as that one guy you saw on Instagram or your friend in class, or even if you're not as good as you want to be yet. Art is supposed to be fun, so don't get too stressed out over your mistakes and don't burn yourself out. As long as you practice and practice well, skill and speed will come with time.