Thank you so much!!I'm glad you mentioned the ears in particular. Strangely, I spent quite a lot of time earlier last year just working on a style for pony ears, trying to get what I felt was the most appealing form/shape, thickness, fluffiness etc. to me personally. I eventually settled on this style. It may evolve more over time but I too really like this style of ear that I settled on. XDTrue what you say about backgrounds. I sometimes do backgrounds as an afterthought, which doesn't work out so well in the end. XP This time I tried to be mindful of the lighting, theme and placement/posing of the character in the background beforehand, which helped a lot in terms of working towards an understanding of lighting and colours. I still have a long way to go, but I feel this one a really good learning experience.Thanks again for the comments!!