ok parker, ill get some assignments ready for you.
Some comments on your large Art though, background is too simple, text doesnt blend well and you give the floating focal point syndrome, also your render doesnt blend well.
Try putting different C4D's in and then make them cover only sections of you render so that way you get a clear image of your render and also looks like hes blending with the patter.
Try not to use too many vector brushes they can make you worse at art because of how simple brush it is.
and the lines on the background dont mix the foreground brush (Curves and lines, haha its like wearing a plad shirt with a striped jacket)
hah don't take these comments to harshly but yea the hints help