Aside from having done art in college, I've rarely done my own stuff. But after a modest tax return, I decided to invest in a drawing tablet, a Huion. Granted, my hand is shaky when I do drawing, but after a while, I think I've gotten the hang of it. Before that, I've done some art on my 3DS with Pokemon Art Academy to at least get the basics of digital art down. So I've started with two pictures. First, an eevee. Then, a portrait of my fursona.
With any luck, I should eventually get good enough to have the kind of quality to be able to take commissions.