Reply to Abby, budding Caricature Artist

I had art classes in college, but they didn't really teach me how to draw...I hardly ever sketched on a regular basis until I started doing caricatures, and I was over 30 and very bad at it ...I still don't get the image on the paper the way I want it...some days I just want to put the pictures on the bottom of Jazz's bird cage....but I figure you have to draw 1000 heads, before you get a couple that you can look at and say, wow, that one really looks pretty good...so my to answer your question "How Long does it take to get good"  is... it depends.   How quickly can you draw 999 different heads , cuz that 1000  picture might surprise you..it really isn't about how long, how many years etc..., it's about how many...Just don't worry about it, and have fun doodling, and drawing wherever you are...

I should try and find some of my early pictures. Then you might be encouraged to see that you probably draw as "good" as me   

Kyle