I am actually trying out coloring with colored pencils the past few weeks and I think I am not improving much lol. But seeing this piece reminded me of why I am illustrating in the first place.

I will give your tips a shot and hope that I can get results that maybe not as amazing as yours yet but something that I can call beautiful and be proud of. Anyway your work is still as wonderful as ever (I even thought it was a photograph at first) and hope to see more in the future, including your advices.