Quote Originally Posted by Bulbasaur View Post
It just seems like a long way to the point where you can just make art without having to look up tutorials or whatever.
I don't think that point actually exists, tbh. Most internet artists nowadays will tell you, you gotta look up references and tutorials every picture because drawing stuff from memory is very hard. I know Shaymin and Mimikyu's designs like the back of my hand but I still look up references for them to make sure everything looks okay.