>>5737272Not if you're like me or OP.
I discovered the "magic" of painting and stopped drawing for a good while. And I was convinced my work looked way better because now it looked complete, it took very little effort to make something "3D", something with light, shadow and a complete atmosphere.
But then I hit a ceiling. I didn't really know how to render complex things because I didn't know how to draw. I didn't understand the form, I just tried to bullshit everything with brushstrokes and whenever I was not sure of how to render a part of the drawing, I'd just use very blurry edges on my brush and make a "suggestion" of the subject instead of painting it correctly.
After I realized the problem, I switched to line drawing and I immediately noticed what was the issue. Alternatively you can try adhering to 100% hard brushes as a limitation to force you to not phone-in any details, but line drawing was way better to me.
Now I've come to a point where my rendering skills are lagging behind, so I have to invest some time on it again. Painting has become way easier, nevertheless, because after so much drawing I acquired a better sense of where masses should go.
Anyway, some posts ITT already addressed the issues pretty well:
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