As well as pushing your tools, it is also worth experimenting with styles, papers, interesting effects, either with drawing or with paint effects.
Maybe consider keeping a journal for a year, and find new ways to decorate each page. I love creating surfaces for my drawings, maybe by rubbings, or on interesting surfaces, unusual papers, or with collage-work. Look out for what attracts you. A range of books I have found interesting are by the American Journal-Makers. They don’t go for drawing skills, but have great fun creating in other ways. I have bought some books while browsing on Amazon, and if you buy via Kindle or second-hand they can be very cheap.
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