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It just takes practice... I honestly hate art classes... in school when I got the option if i wanted to do it or not, I didnt... but i do this on the side and do well whereas in school it would look like a piece of crap.
I wasnt planning on it at first but then I asked which looked better and they said that one so I'm like, ok whatever... but the flames might be difficult... but it wasnt too hard... its a lot of erasing and drawing over but i think its worth it.
Thanks for that compliment... I was looking at the same picture but it was all free-hand... I didnt go and like print it out and trace it like a retard.