She looks super cute! You have an eye for color coordination.. The lilac and orange contrasts beautifully! I also like the flowers and sparkles in the hair!!


Since you're accepting advice, I'll tell you what helped me in my art endeavors! Remember, digital art opens a bunch of doors with all of the tools that it offers, but it sometimes gets super overwhelming and hard. I'm not 100% sure of the creation process, but here are just a few things to try with future pieces.

- Cel shading! Realistic shading and rendering takes practice, and cel shading is a really good way to do so! Essentially, it's relatively flat, solid shading, compared to the blurred, soft edges of realistic shading. This will help exercise where shadows go and what shadow colors to use with what colors.

- Avoid black for shading! I used to do this a lot. When using black to shade, it can often leave it looking kind of dirty. It can be used, though, but very lightly. Different shades of red, orange, blue, and purple go well with skin tones!

- Opacity! Changing the transparency of a color, especially when shading, is an absolute godsend! Save this part until you're done with all of the parts of a layer you plan on changing the opacity of. When you change the opacity of a brush while actively using it, the color might be patchy!

- Anatomy! This part is an ever-developing process. Nailing anatomy in art is difficult because there are so many muscles and tendons and bones that need shading... But start out slow. Study people! Analyze their outlines, trace people in magazines, etc. It's all good practice! For this piece, it is completely okay if the arms touch the torso and isn't something to be intimidated by. As a matter of fact, torsos are somewhat in front of the arms! Using a Y shape to connect the arms to the torso helps me.

But most importantly, continuing to be experimental and open to advice/criticism will open your mind to different perspectives and styles, and you're already doing a fantastic job :D
I hope this helps!