Don't use tutorials as the 'end all be all' of 'how to.'
Use them as advice, or a guides. Remember, the only right way to do something is the way that you are comfortable with.

Observe and practice; the best ways to get better. I've had people request me to teach them how to draw. It doesn't work that way. Period. It's not something you're going to learn overnight. Skill only comes with time, patience and lots of practice. I learned almost everything I know by observing, practicing and trying new things.

'How to' and 'Anatomy' books are wonderful resources. However, most of these books teach nothing of clothing. Don't be afraid to go to a public place, like a mall, and make really quick sketches of the passers by. It really helps with learning poses, too.

When there's not a book avaliable, you can try going out with a camera and taking pictres to use as referece.

If there is a particular artist you admire, you can try copying their images for practice. Not tracing, practicing. Look at their image and try to copy it as you go. And never, never post these images to your webpage or claim them as your own. Just use them for practice. Toss 'em after. After you get used to drawing what the artist has, try drawing original pieces based on their style. Once you've got ahold of their style, try branching out and making your own. Get away from looking at other's works, try something new. It's very important to develope your own style.

Please, don't be afraid to draw guys. Guys are important too.

Take your time, always. If another artist works faster than you, so what? In time you'll get faster. Time is not important, work at your own pace.

There is nothing wrong with excelling in one area and being horrid in another. Maybe you're spectacular with a pencil, but horrible with paint. Make your pencils as tight at they can be, and work slowly at painting. Talk to other artists and ask them about specific techniques. A broad question like, 'how did you color that?' is completely vague, and consequently, the artist will probably answer, 'I dunno.. I just did.' (Often art is intuitive or instinctive, so not all questions can be answered easily.) Ask about a specific part of a piece, or the types of tools they used.

One of the biggest artist question turnoffs I get is "Teach me how to draw" or something along those lines. I'm not the only one out there that feels this way. Teach yourself. Take classes. Do life drawings.

If you want to comment on an artist's work, phrases like, 'U R SO KEWL,' 'you're so good I hate you!' and the like are not the way to go. Use real words. Use real grammar. Please. I realize the 'net is full of young people, but even I knew how to talk and type properly when I was 12. Acting intelligent gives the artist a bit more respect for you.

You don't need a tablet to do great work on the computer, but it does help.

Have confidence in your abilities, as well as patience. DaVinci and Toriyama were not masters overnight. I bet you'd love to see works from their childhoods as much as I would.

You are only human; learn and grow from your mistakes. People tend to learn more from mistakes than successes, as you usually don't want to repeat said failure.

Don't beat yourself if you can't get something right. Keep trying. Don't be afraid to walk away from a piece if it is just not working. Letting a problem incubate often leads to a better solution. Take a break, work on something else.

Warm colors come forth, cool colors recede. Atmosphere blurs and hazes things further back in the picture plane. Details are lost and that all helps create depth.

Reference books are a godsend. Books on ancient architecture, fashions, nature, old master's works, whatever. Buy them. Check them out from the library. Refer back to them. Practice with them.

Explore other medias, especially if you get stuck on one. I remember I didn't do nearly any color work off the computer for almost a year. I then realized how very tired I was of the computer, and why.

When working on pieces, try rotating it 90º in a direction and looking at it with new perspective. If you're on the computer, you can try inverting it or mirroring it. This will give you great insight into the balance of your composition and whatever may be in it.

Photoshop is cool in that any Pallete can be removed from the grouping it's in and made separate, or you can take out a pallete if you don't like/use it, or you can combine palletes to increase workspace in your program. Photoshop 6 has that little grey bar at the top you can put windows in. I love it. More windowspace!

Painter is a difficult program to get into, but keep at it. When you get the hang of it you can have so much fun! It's much less messy than using real media, and you can combine medias that normally don't work together well.