[Zaiken]

I wish client would have told me that instead of liking the designs, I feel like straight up ass now.

People often don't say what they think, afraid to upset others and make people think ill of them. I have no interest, nor do I have time to care what others think of me. Hence why I am direct, I prefer being efficient than polite. That being said, I prefer to be kind over efficient.

True. I just wish I had the technical knowledge you have. I feel like I can make nice things, but I lack the actual "principles" to actually make the design complete/free of technical errors like depth, lighting, etc.

You only Learn from mistakes.
Anyway beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say