I seem to always return to DevArt after year-plus breaks. Well I'm always a constant lurker, unable to keep from browsing for pretty fanart and cosplays, but when it comes to actually contributing I am pretty flaky.
However!
I have very recently acquired Manga Studio 5, which has made me feel probably more confident than necessary about learning to draw. It has spiffy 3D models you can pose however you want for easy reference. I'm hoping, with practice, I can improve enough to create both decent fanart for my favorite series, as well as illustrations for my own original works. I've already started, with a few pics of original characters