Thank you for the tips :)

It may be an age thing but younger people who grew up drawing on paper seem to struggle adapting to digital as well. My boyfriend has made plenty of drawings on paper and using a tablet, but the paper ones just look better. For him I think there's just so many buttons and options he has no time to go through them all and memorize the different brush engines and blending modes.

If you ever want to try digital again I would recommend using a program called MyPaint. It's super minimal and quite comfortable to use as well. The canvas expands as you draw so you don't have to worry about picking sizes. The brushes feel basic compared to other programs but they're enough. Of course, all digital programs will feel slightly off compared to traditional drawing. Replicating oils digitally is computer intensive, and because digital art mixes light not pigment, color mixing doesn't work as you'd expect. Yellow + Blue makes a muddy gray, not a bright green.