I was one of the people that grew up during the "you need to have your own unique style!!"-era, and because of that I wasted a lot of time chasing that "style" and it probably gave me some bad habits. Anyway, I started practicing realism lately, but whenever I take a break and draw from my imagination I feel like I end up losing progress. Should I just ditch drawing for fun and devote my spare time entirely to realism until I get the hang of it, or will that be useless? Is there any way I can combine the two?