learned to draw wolves from some guy named Yellow eye or fang. I gave him credit in my first realistic_ish wolf picture (digital) that I have done.

I think everything I see on Dev adds to my repertoire of building up how to approach drawing or painting. When you look at something and see it both as a whole and as a work, idk, it's how I do it. Then my mind likes to run away and do things to that repertoire an yeahhhh

Well initially I've learned to draw by myself but I've learned way more then I could ever imagine possible from DA, no one is directly teaching me its sort of an on going observation of many artists over a 3 year period :]

I'd say just this website as a whole helps people.
They are able to see others art and just learn from it all.

blueshinewolf sparked my inspiration, along with mirrorzan. at the moment i find avyris the most inspiring for me.

No, been drawing since I was 5 and I know DA wasn't around then. XD
Now we all get good ideas from great artists here.

Learned and learned... I was very inspired by ~Demonic-Pokeyfruit's art and still is. Everytime I take a look at her gallery, I immediately gets inspired and starts drawing.

Self taught but I got Inspiration and drive from the people around me.

self taught, but everyone gets ideas and inspiration from other artists, i ended up combinding tutorials, adding my own stuff into them, watching other peoples speedpaints, asking for tips on certain things that i wasnt sure about, i think as long as your good at it it doesnt matter how you learned, i know i would love to have an art teacher :c id probably be about 40 times better then i am now

Kind of, mostly