@Sas I am! Thank U! @aska Thanks!

To echo what @stringfellowart said, you're values are all very similar in the mid-light to light range. If you are working in Photoshop you can make a new layer on top set to color and fill it with black. This will make everything look grayscale so you can check the values then just hide the layer to see your colors. You can then adjust the saturation and darkness (ctrl-u on windows) of your other layers or a selection while the grayscale layer is on for a scary yet thrilling experience. You may not like the new color but it gives you and idea once you settle on a value. I learned that tIP here in the forum sometime last monthand it's been helpful for me. Edit: Just noticed you didn't use photoshop. Sorry. I'm not familiar with the program you used but if you can make different types of layers there may be a way to still do this digital trick.

Excellent! I am feeling that a lot more now!

Great illustration! I especially like how you have stacked the light and dark values so that what's important really sticks out (the bright green frog against the blackboard, for example)! The image reads great, which is not easy!

@Leontine I really like this. Is it digital or traditional, I can't tell off the screen. Very cold.

@Craig-Babin yeeah, very curious about the book. and you know what, we are from the same hometown, Utrecht The Netherlands so that makes me extra proud!

I like your concept a lot and you've done a great job on your lighting! I agree with Steve that she looks a bit stiff. I was thinking with the way her hip is propped and should is dropped maybe her empty hand would look better lower toward her body. Just a thought.

@Craig-Babin said: @Maile-McCarthy Thanks Maile. The original title for this piece was "When Peter Pan comes to your house and the power is out and you've killed all of the flashlight batteries in your Game Boy, so you have to carry around one of your mom's old candles". But I felt it was a little wordy, so I settled on "A Childhood Friend". lol Yes, a bit! LOL