Everyone should try this kind of thing to evolve their understanding of art
All we see is light, so draw what the light describes instead of what you think you see. When you can do that you can extend it to bounce light, ambient occlusion and texture. Then you can paint anything
“John Stewart was not only abused as a child to be the perfect soldier by his military father but his abuse was the machination of space aliens shaping him to be a Green Lantern” is the most Tom King ass plot of all time lmao