Yes exactly. I painted with acrylics for many years - then I hit the wall and (I couldn't go any further) I switched to oils - because I knew they would "help" me in painting. However, I like both paints. I connected it somehow. Of course, there is a rule - first acrylics, then oils.
PS. Mandragora.... I remember from series of book "The saga of the ice people" something like this :)
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