Yanthua staying late to collect some spores from a plant (with facial protection to not inhale spores. Masks are important, folks!)

Also if anyone knows what I was doing with shading, please let me know.
I'm not kidding: I'd really like to know what I was doing with the shading.

Pic based on my original idea in my head when I commissioned  kazucinza Even though the final piece was different than my original idea, they did an amazing job with it regardless, so I'm not complaining. May or may not have stolen an idea or two from that pic into this one.