ORIGINAL: cwkress
Guess that attests to how hard covering can be, and why one (especially a beginner) should not expect perfection. My nature, however, kinda makes me want to strive for "a perfect job".
Absolutely not. You SHOULD strive for "a perfect job". Just remind yourself that it's going to take a bit of practice to get there. But if you "settle" for less then you won't challenge yourself to try and learn to do better jobs. The very first covering job I did lasted about 10 minutes. Meaning that 10 minutes after I finished I ripped it off and started over. I won't up doing that job 3 times until I would accept it. If you don't push yourself to do the best you can, then you won't get better.
Hope this helps
Ken