Hand drawing vs Digital Illustration

 

I love drawing, especially figures and characters, my best way of practice is using my own pictures and trying self portraits because i dont mind having a funny representation of myself, so far i never had a "formal" drawing class in which i could learn about every single and successful technique for  figure drawing and every tips and tricks of "life" or "realistic" drawing. so far my Life Drawing class taken in Spring 2010 pretty much helped me understanding a little better about some figure drawing techniques. i would really like to be taught all the way from A to Z about realistic drawing to enhance my skills.

Digital illustration is also a field that raised my interest and that i've started exploring lately...it is really interesting as i learn about tracing and mastering the pen tool (which was a mystery to me not long ago). It also involves observational skill and precision and i think i need keep exploring these fields as they are really "interests raisers". Balancing both of these skills is something that i find really interesting and i really hope that they could open doors for me someday.