Lol, thanks Chell….flattery will get you everything!
I've been drawing since kindergarten (of course the subject then was princess in frilly dresses).
This major leap in realism and accuracy (if you can call it that…) happened in the last 2 years or so, the major improvement came with Robert as a muse.
Well don't be scared of color, I know I was but you just have to throw yourself into it…fumble through errors till you get it right.
I suggest you'd start with colored pencils (they are the easiest) and then move into pastels (water color, oils and etc are still a bitch for me).