I did a bunch of research yesterday and today in character designs that I liked and would like to offer to people.
After finding what looked good and was feasible to draw, I checked whether I could tweak my brushes to get better lineart. Then with the painting process I tried using the same brush, so see if I could preserve the textured look. Suffice to say, I'm really happy with it.
I whipped up a few more designs, that I'll rework and post in the next few days, cuz this was really fun! Enjoy!