apologising in advance for taking up so much room. here are some examples of my art.
not sure if this counts as art, its how i used to draw in paint.net
better pdn drawing
anthro neopet drawing
those are hotglueguns
gotta love dotwork -_-
made in corel painter lite

the teacher looks like levi
part of a storyboard i made for a book

lovely markers with sixlet

skype drawings in a nutshell

i got lazy

this thing is called sixlet

thing i made for animela's art contest

my comic, with a style revamp

Like Uranium said, you've pretty much just gotta keep drawing! I've been casually drawing for most of my life, and sometimes I still don't feel like I've got a fully developed style. It's not something that just comes to you overnight!

For me, it definitely helps to look at examples, and sometimes pick out things I like about other people's artwork. In this way, "how to draw" guides can be really neat. My "style" (if you can call it that, lol) is really just an amalgamation of what I've seen and absorbed over the years - so in my opinion it's totally fine to start out by trying to imitate a style you really like, and gradually begin building onto it using your own imagination, abilities, and experience!

I hope that was helpful to you. I'm by no means an expert - that's just what I've discovered as a hobby artist :)

Wow thanks for the examples! I especially like the one where sixlet is wrapping itself around the page's lines/bars. I am going to go draw myself some cats now.... sadly I don't have a camera so I can't post them.

Thanks for the info! I'll look at some how to draws for cats.Please post if you have seen any good ones.

I have no idea if you have seen it yet, but I fond this great tutorial on drawing cats:
http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-draw-animals-cats-and-their-anatomy--vector-17417

Thanks, I will go look at it know!

For cartoon/stylized art, what I did was find someone whose art I admired. I copied lots of her drawings on my sketchbook (but don't ever claim those as your own!), and when I felt confident enough, I did her style in my own poses, with no refs. I kept changing little parts, and eventually the style had evolved into my own thing. And keep drawing! I ALWAYS have a sketchbook with me, literally. Whenever I have two minutes, I can work on poses and quick sketches.

Unless you are doing something avant-garde, I think a style is something you fall into.

Of course you can practice certain techniques that will train you to draw a certain way.
e.g. Draw anime characters a lot => incorporate anime-esque features in your art.
As such, like Kitsunegail, starting from a style you really like can help.

Through practice you learn techniques, and applying the techniques you know forms your style.

If you are on the other hand trying to do something new/experimental, I would say, instead of getting inspiration from existing art styles, get inspiration from other facets of life and/or more intangible ideas and ideologies regarding art.

Try to draw other people' styles and go from there. Eventually, you'll find a style you like, polish it, and it's your style!

Thanks for your help! I will try looking at a cat drawing style I like, then go from there.