Absolutely awful balance wise. This is not really an idlegame, you need to be stupidly active all the time until youve gotten some minor fame and can get painting become automatic. Only for paintings to mean nothing. Then its your school and students that gives you all your money to get your next museums for more fame which is the real gate. Ontop of that are the constant refreshes where your fame and all upgrades are removed PLUS charging you for respec. The best strat towards the middle/end is to simply stop painting until your students gives you enough money to buy the museum slots. You need hundreds of thousands of fame and the only way to get it is to not paint but let your museums make it for you. So stupid.