Painter doesn't automatically give you drawing skills, nor does Photoshop, ArtRage or any other application. Your best friend is really a pencil until you get better, and understand values. Painter does real-life tool simulation pretty decently, so if you're interested, and of course, if you have a tablet, you can find more information about it on:

http://www.corel.com

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