Divine!~ I think what strikes me the most is the bright contrast in the hair. Suits such a mellow coat tone.And you're always rocking those epic backgroundsAbout the smoothing...It looks absolutely fine, if not very smooth already! But I've always had troubles of my own with scanners. Something that came to light recently was that they capture every nook and cranny in the tooth of the paper, making things look a lot less smooth than they actually are. I haven't really figured out a perfect way to compensate for this, but you could try and apply a blur over just the background. Or, take a picture of it instead so it doesn't capture as much of the grain xD