..?_? Well depends what you define as hand painted. All types of texturing are technically hand painted. If you don't like texturing in general then it won't matter if it's realistic or stylized. Both require a good deal of painting. Your kidding yourself if you think realism doesn't require it.
I've only ever tried some stylized hand painted texturing in Photoshop, so saying I don't like texturing-period is a bit sweeping. I'm just uninformed but your comments (as well as the other artists here) have given me a better sense of direction, especially your last sentence. And as mentioned by everyone here, I'll be…
No legitimate artist slaps a photo on something and calls it done. You have to learn texturing to become a good artist. I think OP us stating he doesn't like texturing, not just hand painting texturing in a stylized manner. Even with photo real you have to be able to paint out artifacts, make it tile, or alter values and…