Several projects have you trace over photos to build speed. For a beginner, that’s fine. But the course never clearly says “now stop tracing.” Some students finish thinking tracing is standard professional practice – it’s not, and that’s a weak point.
You are not just watching lectures. Each module has a (e.g., "Paint a still life of a rusty kettle using only warm light"). The instructor provides his finished PSD file so you can peel back the layers and see exactly how he did it. Several projects have you trace over photos to build speed