Made some progress on this. Did what I thought I'd end up doing; a close up of the head which got slotted into the already done body. Since it's meant to be overcast and I really liked the sky color I used on the Brattle image, I took it and made a quick and dirty background. But I think I'm going to base the whole palette on the. Might use some overlays, haven't decided. But I do like the way this is looking a lot better.

This was the sketch I ended up using. Tried to keep the coloring a bit loose, though I suppose it's not. At this age, it's hard to bend or push my style. Then again, I like it. There are a couple lines that got lost in the hoodie and the neck. As there's a long way to go on the whole thing, it doesn't matter for now.