As for "learning" sprites, the best recommendation I can give is this: Start Small.
...or rather, work large, and scale down. Your "larger" work may not look that great, but interpolation can be extremely forgiving. Something that looks lousy at 256x256 may look just fine at 24x24...
...or rather, work large, and scale down. Your "larger" work may not look that great, but interpolation can be extremely forgiving. Something that looks lousy at 256x256 may look just fine at 24x24...