Obviously it takes practice to become good. But if you practice something you have talent for you improve much faster than if you practice something you lack talent for.

I know this because I have tried both and can compare.

> a steady hand

barring a neurologic condition, your hand could be as steady as any neurosurgeon's. The neurosurgeons will agree, practice makes perfect.

I've never considered myself very good at drawing, nor do I have a particularly steady hand.

Couple years ago I acquired some how-to ebooks for drawing simple anime characters. By following the instructions, and a few bucks worth of pencils, I quite surprised myself. I then had a go at the same instructions using an SVG app (Inkscape) and found that quite enjoyable.

Improving definitely takes dedication, which I don't particularly have much of for drawing, but I know the ability is there if I ever feel inspired.

This is plain wrong. Of course there are people who have a natural talent, but that’s a tiny minority and most people have to do with practice - it’s just the people with many more years of practice that you end up comparing yourself to.

You wouldn’t expect to sit down at a piano for the first time and have the dexterity and coordination to play, without any kind of practice, would you?

Almost everyone draws as a child. Then, they stop, try as an adult and then give up when they end up making a picture that looks “like a child’s drawing” - of course it does - that’s the point at which you stopped learning to draw.