You're on a good start. My suggestion is to start out with the basic shapes during the pencil phase. It looks like you are just jumping in and drawing right away and that is way harder than I would care to do.
Shorten your torsos. Trace a picture or two. That's it. No more than two (that's a personal policy). It becomes a crutch if you keep doing it and then you will really hate what you come up with on your own. But make sure they are of different angles. When you are getting frustrated with how your drawings are coming out and you want to quit, keep going. Every single time I have done that I have broken through a plateau and damn does it feel good.
That is the cheapest way. I recommend buying some art books if you want to speed up the process.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is a good one. I noticed huge improvements after three days.
Anatomy for the Artist. Random anatomy book, someone else can swear by their favorite.
This book breaks the human body into basic shapes. Again, it is a random one.
A very basic and extremely helpful starting place: How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
It does very basic instruction, but it teaches a LOT. It's a great starting off place for anyone, then you can jump into the more in-depth anatomy books.
This one is good because it includes tracing paper and material aimed at beginners.
There are a lot of anatomy books out there and some aren't so great. If Lady Judgement sees this hopefully he'll recommend some great books (he has quite a few and I can't remember them all).
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Not a artist here let alone a sessioned one but I still have to say I like them. Good work Rose, keep it up. 
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I would like to second the use of basic shapes and the Marvel How To Book.
The Marvel book really helps with basic anatomy proportions and positioning and is very easy to understand and follow, without speaking down to the reader. It was a big help for me when I started getting serious about drawing.
Try treating a drawing like sculpting with clay. start off with simple basic shapes and detail from there. When I start off a drawing, I lay out the positioning with ovals squares and so on, then I move on to defining those shapes. For example: When I draw a head, I start with a simple oval, then draw a horizontal center line (to help with facial placement). Using that line as a basis, I draw vertical lines for eye, nose and mouth placement. Then I start adding details. Sculpting a more defined image, if you will.
The best thing you can do is look at the kind of art you like. What about it do you like? Pick a picture by that artist and try to draw it (not trace, copy free hand). This will help get a grasp of their style of composition. Once you've done that for a little bit, see what you can incorporate into your own drawings. Pretty soon you will start to develop a style of you own, while still being influenced by those artists.
For example, If you look at some of my drawings, while I have my own distinct style, you can tell that said style is inspired by Alan Davis, Art Adams, and Joe Maduria. These are the artist that influenced me as I got more and more into drawing (Davis and Adams moreso than Joe Mad).
But above all, the best advice is: Practice, Practice, Practice.
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Yup! No matter what happens or how you feel... practicing is 100 percent that it will make you better. It doesnt even really matter what you practice! You could just sit there drawing your hand over and over ... or the chair next to you... it will make you better.
Anatomy books are also really important. When i started, i found out that in order to draw whats on the outside...you have to understand whats going on under (organs, muscles, bones). But it takes a while to learn all that stuff.... so... little by little! same with practice! (and once your done with humans, then you can learn dogs...and horses....and so on and so on , theres no end! gahh!)
And if you really really want to go at it...i would get a tablet! It lets you draw and play with a lot of things that would be a lot harder with traditional things (i started on a tablet, they are just so clean! lol, no graphite on your hands or anything!)
Oh! And tutorials from other artists! Like how to draw hair and shading methods are really really helpful (no reason to re-invent everything as you go).
I hope you stick with it Drawings a really fun hobby!
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aww Rose those are really good. I am sure the crazy talent in this section can help give you pointers. I'm way impressed and jealous all in one!
Those look really good! The only thing I would say is pretty much I think said before which is brush up on anatomy, eyes location to mouth to head to ears, etc. I love the colors and I think you pick good poses!
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Sorry I couldn't post everything I had planned to this morning, but it was in between getting ready for work and getting the kids up and dressed and I ran out of time. I always try and give good points along with suggestions, so here's the good:
Your doing really well starting out, better than I was. Your poses, even if not quite "there" yet, are dynamic and you're making an excellent attempt at invoking mood, movement, and personality. You have the feel, now you just need to practice and learn some technique. This is where the suggested anatomy books come in.
In addition to anatomy, though, it helps to learn how clothing fits and falls. You have a great beginning grasp, now go the cheap route and learn how different material falls and drapes. Get yourself some magazines; I recommend Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Details. I'll generally get them and then go through them and tear out the pages I like, recycling the rest. I keep the pages in a folder for references. This can also help you learn anatomy and give you poses that you don't often see in the anatomy books.
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In addition to anatomy, though, it helps to learn how clothing fits and falls. You have a great beginning grasp, now go the cheap route and learn how different material falls and drapes. Get yourself some magazines; I recommend Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Details. I'll generally get them and then go through them and tear out the pages I like, recycling the rest. I keep the pages in a folder for references. This can also help you learn anatomy and give you poses that you don't often see in the anatomy books.
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This does help, but it's pretty advanced. I struggle SOOO much with clothing! I mean, making leather drape like leather and silk drape like silk. It all looks like cotton in my stuff. 
It's not terribly advanced, and by getting a few, good fashion magazines you can get a feel for the flow and movement. It just takes making your eyes adjust beyond what we normally glance at and noticing things like the play of light and shadow on the material, how the folds arch and swirl, where the shadows hit, and how the highlights define the cloth. This is especially true of such cloth as silk, velvet, and taffeta as well as the difference between rough, smooth, and patent leather.
There is also added benefit for hair in these magazines, since oftentimes it can be strangely coiffed.
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I work in a call center, I help old people figure out insurance... *sigh* As you may imagine, that work can get a little bit boring, and monotonous. So, I have picked up the pencil, pen and colored pencils again, and have decided since I can't afford to buy the fan artz that I want--- to make them myself...
Here are my attempts so far
Midnite Rose
Midnite Rose (pencil)
Eowyn Rose
Eowyn Rose (ink)
Check out the fire imp!
dragon sketch
Puffy
1st attempt at a trio- and no i don't like it
So, all you seasoned artists, I am opening myself up for critiques.
Let me tell you what I see wrong with them...
Midnite's body (the trunk) seems like its too long, Eowyn's eyes don't look they are pointing in the same direction, Eowyn's firebolt- should have gone off the page, the fire imp is boring and needs a background, the trio- midnite is flat chested (you have no idea how much this bothers me!!!) Eowyn's eye is crooked and her mouth looks horrible
So, if you have other words of wisdom (remember these are colored pencils!) I am happy to hear them
Thanks Rose
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