First attempt at painting, pointers appreciated

I finally tried my hand at painting some line art and I would love to hear some constructive feedback so I can improve. Painting

Last edited on 2022-04-14 at 17:11:47 by ⍱ Lazy A Stud Farm ⍱

It looks absolutely amazing! The coloring is amazing! Overall I think your off to a great start, but I would recommend cleaning it up a little. What I mean is to erase what is outside the line to make it look a bit nicer. ♥ Amazing job!

Thank you so much. I took your advice and updated it :)

*gasp*
That's gorgeous!

That is a super start! The best direction to go is to check out these tips and tricks c: 

Practice making shadows (never use all black to shade) and lighted parts, with lighting from different angles.

Good luck !!

Thank you everyone! I played around with shading after looking at a couple of different tutorials. Here is version 2

Last edited on 2022-04-15 at 07:48:33 by ⍱ Lazy A Stud Farm ⍱

Woah! That's such an improvement :0
The only thing I'd change now is to make the nostril a dark pink/grey or light wine c:

Noted! Thank you! Fixed