Thank you! ^^~ The lighting was actually rather difficult. I knewthat sharp rim light on the edge of the form needed to be there, so therest of the face was illuminated by a subtle, more ambient light. Butonce I got to the rim light, the shape of his face proved troublesomeand it had to be reworked several times before looking correct. I'm surethere's still inaccuracies (because I didn't use direct reference, eep).In general, though, I do study lighting and shadows. They're myfavorite thing to examine when I'm.. anywhere, really xD Even waitingin line at the grocery store has a bounty of information.He even had hollow eyes at first, then filled eyes with pupils andeverything, but both weren't fitting. Instead I left the pupils out tomake the sclera look more like the demon's normal flesh - after all,this is a tooth demon, not an eye demon. ;3Aye, many artists make use of smoothness and intricacies, perfectionon a canvas. It can yield fantastic results, but it is one method amonga wide varietyI'm a huge fan of letting the viewer's own mind dosome of the work- leaving things in shadow, keeping brush strokesalive, letting the sketch show through, that sort of thing. If you wantto try this or any other method, please do! I love seeing your workin any sense~