lol @ the comments
You'l see what sex it is when i complete the piece which at this time is 40 colors and 896x448 pixels :-)
hmm im wondering. . . is it a girl or a boy? the nose and the lips would suggest the former, while the blocky jaw and the space under the lips, which i interpret as a soul path, the latter.
When I saw this, I immediately thought "Oh, cool. SHANNON has a new piece."
(That's a compliment. XD)
The shading is so smooth, I like it.