Shoutout to the old forum mod who told me to stop polishing everything

Back in 2019 someone on a digital art board kept telling me my pieces looked too clean, like I was erasing all the life out of them. I thought they were just being harsh, so I ignored it for about a year and kept using that soft airbrush on every single layer. Then I started leaving my sketch lines visible and letting some brush strokes stay rough, and suddenly my gallery views went from maybe 200 to over 900 in a month. That one person was right, and I still think about their comment whenever I catch myself smoothing a texture down too much. Has anyone else gotten advice that felt wrong at first but completely fixed their style later?

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