Hi all. My job was to make a candlestick and a stack of firewood. The firewood is intended to be modular, but I have not combined them in a stackable format as of now.
I don't see a problem. If it is flat then triangles and n-gons are alright. If you intend to bend/deform it then it's better to retopo it by hand after booleans.
If op intends to draw on a computer, better to use a tablet with pen. Drawing with a mouse is very difficult! Life drawing is good if you are learning characters.