Way better :D I have no clue about handpainting myself, you should look around on the forum for handpainted scenes, a lot of amazing stuff there :) This is a nice site for some painting tips. http://www.ctrlpaint.com/
^^ Agreed, to make handpainted textures work you really should paint in lighting information. Take a look at das wikki http://wiki.polycount.com/TexturingTutorials#Painting_Stylistic_Textures Good luck :)