Wow! Thank you guys so very much for the crits!

As for the wing/hair, I was going for a very similar colour between the two. The highlights are meant to be sparkly/shimmery, though I admitt they do look a bit too similar, as dark as the piece is.

For the wing/shoulder difficulty, I don't really think I understand what is meant here? There isn't a gap on her back between the base of her wings, because there is fluff there--like down, I would suppose? anyway, her left wing is held back and a little up, and the right is somewhat forward, more toward the viewer. Her wings are small in size--think Haibane Renmei, if you've seen any of the art from it.

I'm honestly very proud of it, for the fact that it was originally simply a sketch, never meant to be CGed. That I worked at it at all to this extent is still amazing to me.

But, thank you so much again, both for the kind words and the very helpful critiques! I will strive to incorporate what you have seen into the next piece I do, in hopes that I will get better. ^_^ Thank you, very, very much.

Ohh..! I think I see it now! ^///^ I hadn't realized that it looked so much like that at all, but now that I think of it, I was going for a similar pose--almost coy, in the way that some models look, when they pull up a sholder to hide a little of their chin and neck? I pulled her wing around like that for a similar effect, but I suppose because in my mind I was thinking that her shoulder was tucked just beneath it, that it made sense to everyone else, too!

Thank you for explaining that for me! ^_^