Patience?

[Tan-Sau]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. Although, I kinda realized most of this a couple of days ago, as well as some new drawing habits. I feel a lot better now, but it's only a matter of time before I get frustrated again. And to be honest, I'm kinda anticipating that, because the first time I got frustrated with my anime drawings was when I grew tired of my lines. So I learned how to draw from my elbow, and after a couple of months of practice, I was able to draw using clean strokes instead of chicken scratches. During this period, I began drawing from life. A year later, I felt like I was still... stiff, so I learned how to draw loosely using gestural lines, and I began drawing large masses (is that the correct term?) or shapes and broke them down into smaller shapes that would create objects. Problem was, I'm just starting to apply these to my anime-like drawings. And even though I have very little fundamental knowledge or ideas, I'm really enjoying drawing these random characters. So now, I'm left wondering, "What's next?" I'm itching to dive into anatomy, but since I can draw people from life and be satisfied the results, I don't really think just drawing from life will give me the answers to what I want to improve on next, since almost every life study I do comes out looking good in my eyes. And on the other hand, I'm not sure if finding the answers on what to study through drawing from imagination is a good idea (I've read that it's not).