Both take practice though.... for sure.
I have been painting models with cans of paint my whole life so I like to think I know how to do it. But I really wish I could use an airbrush - I just don't have the patience at my age to mess with it. I have painted models with an airbrush with good results but the prep and cleaning afterwords - not to mention the clogging issues and others ordeals - just sucked the fun out of building a model big time.