thank you very much! lately it seems like my sketches are more appreciated than my finished pieces XDDD not that I mind, really^^;

about my color piece, some time ago a friend told me, that I usually make my colors grey. like, I use normal color for base but add grey tones for shadows. so I tried to make this one a little differently. and believe me, even when I compared backgrounds only, it is true that my previous works were grey O_o so yeah, if it's surprise for me, it's no wonder that you're surprised too^^; I'm glad it works for you though, thanks alot!