Nice. Something bothering me about the head shading, but other than that its good for a begginer.
I would have at least expected you to fix some of the crits mentioned at Pixelation before submitting, like the multiple light sources.
But it looks pretty nice nonetheless, especially for a beginner.
Looks really nice! The shading on the hair and clothing is great.
The arm position looks a bit odd but i loved the clothing shading.
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