7. take a class.

The drawing class I took a few years back will have to suffice, although I went looking today and couldn't find any evidence of it. All those drawings must have either been stored or discarded. The class was really helpful, though, and I discovered that if I worked on something long enough (sometimes up to 16 hours!) it could turn out like I wanted! Until that point, I always quit way before things came together, and just thought, "Oh well, I can't draw."