I am starting a self taught school to help myself learn the ropes of character design and concept design. It's about 5 months long, the course designed by me, with the help of a couple of dedicated friends grading my work, giving me advice. I really appreciate any advice from anyone!
Ah, yes, it does My goal was to kind of achieve that impressionistic effect throughout the piece as well. I think trying such techniques in these practice drawings is a great idea!