Wow, at first glance it did look 3D like what everyone else is saying. Very nicely done on the shading and angle.

@dogmeat : what do u mean with "dirty tools" ? All of my pixelart is done with mtPaint. I recently bought a copy of Graphics Gale, so i'll use it for next works :)

ok ill be first!  ciao, amore!! mmm its me, si its definitely me! and i love this portrait a lot  and im smilin, si! grazie, amore! ti amo!