tips for advancing drawing skills

Jen, there’s a few topics going on helping other ID students improve their sketching skills.
Apowers’ Design School Journey
Gmay3’s Sketching Journey
I’m tired of being awful.

Take a look at these and see if you have any questions. Get some perspective books and start drawing everyday objects from multiple perspectives/points of view. Look at Coroflot portfolios and try to understand how people are drawing.