>>5941888Not exactly, and this actually applies to any skill/entering any new field. At first you can't do anything automatically, you haven't developed a foundation. Everything you do is deliberate, not automated. You need to think, a lot, about even the most basic aspects of a piece. But as you progress, your perspective, anatomy knowledge, etc. will be semi-automated. You can more or less eye ball it and get things in place where you need them to be. You still think of course, but you're not actively learning and thinking about every single skillset you need to tackle a piece.
You still learn and grow later on, and yes it's still going to be tough. But you won't feel like you're fighting against yourself quite as much. Instead of having to be conscious of 10 different aspects of your piece, you can focus on improving a few. That cognitive load in the beginning is quite a lot while you're initially adapting.
