Alright Ive seen alot of potential on this site from all our users.
heres a few tips from me.
1: Anatomy, A major problem for all of us. Its hard, even I suck at it. A few fixes for it is start off with a basic stick figure. Yes I said a stick figure, it helps place the body and proprtions in the right place. so that you don't have one leg longer than the other.

2: Coloring, I can't color by hand I admit it. But coloring has alot to do with understanding about anatomy, such as how the light sorce hits the body and so on.

3:Depth, Similar to 1 and 2 its how life like your art can be. if you have only one type of shadow its not going to look very life like. (Im gulity of it too, but I never said I was a pro ^^; )

4: Pose: This can be solved with that same stick figure I mentioned in number 1. Its basicly the skeloton of your character.

5: Detail, One of my weakpoints as well. Learning how clothing falls over the body, muscal tone and even hair strands, being well in detail can really bring you're art to life.

If anyone has anymore tips feel free to post them here and I'll add them to my post and credit it to you.

Heh, I agree with ya Kitsune_Kitty(is there anything that I can call you besides you username?).

I also have something to say. Well, since I don't work with many artist's tools in real life besides pencil and paper, I guess I can give tips on digital art.

1. When doing anime style(or any kind of art) on the comp, it's best that you draw line art before you go on to colouring. The line art of a picture are the basic outlines for the pic.

2. Now about line art. Before you do line art, you should have a sketch to outline. To do outlining over a sketch on the comp, you'll need a program that allows you to use layers. Using that program, you create a new layer over the sketch and lower the sketch's opacity.

3. Using the new layer over the sketch, you use a paint tool with the colour black to outline over picture.

4. When doing line art, it's good to have a variation of line thickness in the pic. This is line art pic I did myself that I would use as an example.
Click here for the example.

I'll edit the pic later to point out the certain parts and maybe explain it in a way you'll understand.

5. After finishing the line art and deleting the sketch layer, there's colouring. To colour the pic without ruining the lines, always move the line art layer above any other layer that's for colouring.

Erm, well for you to use this basic tutorial you just need access and at least a little understanding on how to move around layers. If you still don't understand how layers are an importance to have good line art in a pic, PM me.

Nice tips ^^ The only thing I'm weak at is drawing REAL humans (not cartoons of any sort). I'm learning how to draw humans...

Here's my tips on drawing animals...

Whether you draw or paint in a museum, at the zoo, or in the field, and whether you are capturing a single glimpse of inspiration or creating a full outdoor painting there some practical matters to consider. The most important thing for you to do is just get out there and draw and paint as often as you can. The more you do this the better you get.

1. The subject
When you're searching for a subject, look for a background scene that grabs you rather than painting the obvious classical outdoor scene you think others want to buy. For example, I love rocks - their colors, textures, shapes, and solidity. So in the field I look for interesting rock formations and can freqeuntly be found sitting in the midst of a beautiful landscapeof mountains and lakes. Paint the subject that excites you!

2. Start with the basic shapes
One of the easiest ways to capture a subject is by breaking it down to its basic shape. Draw the basic shape of an animal's body or head to establish the size and placement and to get the overall shape before adding the specifics and details. Then add the basic shapes of interlocking elements such as the ears, neck, and head. Only when these are added and checked for accuracy in shape and size you should then add subtle nuances and details of the subject.

3. Seeing color as value
Drawings are especially useful for observing and isolating values before adding color. Color will make it more difficult to seperate value from tonality. Nonetheless, you need to see color as having value as well as hue.

4. Pay attention to individual differences
Pay attention to the characteristics of various animals. How do animals differ within the same species? How does age and gender affect the look of the animals? How do their proportions vary--- the size of the eyes and ears, length of the legs, shape of the snout or beak? In order to make animals look like indivual and not carbon carpies of the same animal, you'll have to pay attention to individual personalities within the same species. This means you must draw many different animals of the same species and note their individual differences.

Hints For Beginners

- At first, more often than not, your drawings won't look like what you see--- something that even occasionally happens to seasoned artists. This is when you really need patience. When you're not pleased with the results, ride out the frustration or take a breather. Mastery comes from experience, and that takes time.

-Avoid using your eraser too much, it can easily become a crutch. Instead, before you start to draw, look closely at your subject, study it, and plan the drawing in your mind. Or make several drawings of the same subject but in different perspectives.

I just have one little tip to give cause it's helped me many times before. ^_^
This tip is from my "How To Draw Animals" book by Jack Hamm.

"Rove around your work checking one part against another. What about your proportions? Do they look right? Most papers you can see through. Reverse it, hold it to the light. Mistaken proportions are often revealed this way."

I have some advice for people who want to draw.
1) Have patiences- I admit to not having patiences at time but this is a key factor in having a drawing that you'll like. If you feel frustrated then stop and take a breather get your mind off that drawing...I found out for me it takes days before I go back to a drawing.
2) Take your time- This is also key in having a drawing that you'll be satisfiyed with. it kind of goes with the patiences thing. WHat I mena to say is that the more you rush the more mestakes you are bound to make and the sloppyer you get at times. There is nothign worse then a drawing that dosent look like time has been put into it.
3) Dont see the person's, animal's ect.... part as a thing but more like lines andshapes. I got this one form my tacher in 8th grade she always said that if you say Oh its a leg I cant do that. That your brain will not wan to do it because its a leg. Instead see the leg as a serise of lines or what ever you may have infront of you.
4)Shapes: Ok you may see shapes like between the leg or sutch so draw them as you see them. Like if you see a triangle between the arm then say its a triangle instead of a bend at the arm...Like I said if you say that you'll only freak out more.
5)NEVR EVER say I cant or I wont- Ok never say you cant or you wont because f you do yuor brain isnt goign to allow you to draw that thing. Keep your mind open and clear of the cans and wonts.
6) Pay attion to detale- This is important to make your drawing look realist. By paying attion to it I dont mean go like ok this is fuzzy or scaley no no no! Look at how long that fur or how the scales lay on the animal and try to mimick that in your drawing(s). In clothing look at how it fold over its self or how it sits on a person.
7) Use guide lines in your faces and or bodies....yes I said it use guide lines they help you with lining up eyes lips and noses in the face and help you with clothing you character.
8)Have fun with your drawing! That is the most important thign...if your not having fun with it then you tend to make mistakes so have fun with it try to be your drawing instead of looking at it an dsaying its a pare...instead of that say I AM the pear...
I hope that was helpful to some people and sorry if it was confusing ><