Bookend's Sketchbook

[EduardoGaray]

sup! :D there is a little game if you want to see it like that, that will probably help you with your brush economy (and thats more important than some people think)
Choose a subject to study like you are doing but put a limit to the number of brushtrokes you can use and keep count. Like for example, i can only use 50 brushtrokes this time.
And see what you can do with that limit.
It sounds silly, but its a (imo) fun way to getting accustomed to think before painting.
Because the limit, you will also have to plan how you are going to blend each brushtroke in advance, so you will be designing and planning edges too.
It basically turns your studies into chess haha

Anyway, its just a suggestion, keep practicing!