how do I actually improve
it feels like I'm permabeg atm and while I do enjoy drawing it can be disheartening to feel like I'm not making progress
should I do more studies? I draw with references a fair amount of the time, but trying to do 1 to 1 feels both like cheating and also kind of boring plus I tend to get bored and rush things

and last but not least the Roman noble's concubine who is an adult and I think thankfully looks like one
also might use this fit for the protagonist during a ball