It's still real if you're just talking to them.

When you mentioned tutorials showing gradients without paper weight, that resonated. I mean, I used to brush off material specs thinking technique was everything. But after my own sky wash fiasco where my student-grade paper buckled while the tutorial assumed heavyweight, it clicked. Now I see how omitting basics like pigment brands or brush types just sets up confusion. It's not just about aesthetics, it's about actually teaching, and skipping those details feels like a disservice. Maybe it's just me but that realization changed how I pick tutorials entirely.