One of my hobbies is reassembling thrift store plushies into fantastical mixed-up creatures.
I’ve learned a lot about sewing from this. Taking apart the plushies shows me how they were made & then I practice copying those stitches putting them back together in a new form.
What’s interesting is that working with AI art programs is starting to have a similar effect.
I’ll get an image that’s AMAZING, except for some big obvious flaw, like an extra hand. By figuring out how to carefully edit out the flaws, I’m actually learning a lot about drawing.