Such a cute little raichu! raichu doesn't get as much love as it should!
oh no i didn't take it that way at all! i always appreciate critique, and thank you very much, i appreciate that!
That's valid, and figured that was what was happening. I'm not trying to sound hard or anything 
Just keep in mind layering effects as such are typically not allowed-but I don't think this is a huge travesty of using one. Keep up the good work, I love you work and if I had a job and more funds I'd def want one myself 
thank you so much! <3 it's just the transparent outline around the char inflating the number, it's probably around 30 if not for that addition (i didn't count haha 
) i would potentially limit that further on a personal piece or if i was going for a certain mood, but most of what you see in my gallery are commissions so people have a certain expectation there
This is soooo cute! I'd try and stray away from using transparency effects or stick to a more rigid palette to keep your colors low, this piece has 94 and it seems slightly high for what you could probably get away with 
So cute how it's eating an apple!