Sakura Hime Kaden: Sakura

Ahhh.....another mess of shading. Bleh.

i did this around when i first got my tablet, so its pretty messy shading wise eheh. I love the color blue, so i did whatever i could with it, so it came out ok. I would've liked everything to match, but im too lazy to do anything lol.

Sakura is an awesome character!! >.< Hard to believe she's actually 14 in the manga, but who's keeping track? I wanted her eyes to be green to go with her pink hair, and i think it turned out pretty well (Paint.Net was acting up, too if i remember correctly!!). The gold stars on the outside gives her a sorta glow to the picture, but i was having second thoughts about graying the areas around her torso, i mean it looks ok, but not great (im quite picky haha).

QUESTION: How can i do a better job shading things, and how can i do it a bit quicker (it's very long....)?

****I appreciate any feedback given to me! thanks!****