I tried out a number of the brushes found here:
http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/art/Essential-Illustration-Brushes-117211736
I checked out a bunch of the stock poses found here:
http://senshistock.deviantart.com/
Even though it's just a sketch, it makes me see that artist-made Photoshop brushes are a wonderful thing. Part of me feels like it's cheating to use a brush that another artist developed, but another part of me is filled with glee when I scribble around with a brush that feels like a pencil. Nay, a SUPER pencil.
Resources! Practice! Good things!
Also, this:
La Roux - Bulletproof
From the brief glance I gave the video, I could have done without it.
