They were wise enough to just show me the possibilities and then let me figure stuff out by myself. If I got stuck, they'd help me out, but only when I was really stuck. You name it. I liked some more than others. But knowing how to use them is a big help.
Some stories are better in pen and ink, some in watercolor or oil.
Then I went to college. I had already developed my art style, but in college some teachers wanted me to paint a different way. For some people that would have been okay. They might still have been looking for their style, but I knew what I wanted to do. So I got bad grades in art classes.