Love the subtle side lighting on this. And a wonderful rendering of a great character!

Thank you!

I tried to think of something fantastical for my comment for over a day, but I will admit, I got stumped, so we doin this on the fly.

While it is as fantastic as always, a love the little details in the lighting going on. I'll admit I think I'm a tad easy to please when it comes to good lighting, but it really is good here. I zoom in anywhere and just its a chefs kiss worthy level of detail.
Not to mention I like the environment. I don't know its just me, but its capturing the scene so well. Kinda reminds me of a diorama a little bit, where it feels a like a scene contained in its small world you can just pick up and look at and twist to see the moment captured. Its neat, and not to mention cozy.

Thank you so much for such a detailed comment!
I really paid a lot of attention to light and color in this drawing.
I recently heard from an artist that you need to use pure color in the shadows to make the image more vivid and interesting. I was interested in this method and I decided to try to use it in my work and see what happens :)

Oh so like using darker or brighter versions of the appropriate color? If I'm understanding this correctly.

Also I just noticed the paper boat, and once more, need to mention how much I love how much of a contained little world it feels like.

Wow, that's beautiful! The lotuses and lighting are particularly stunning! I love the colors and shading, too, nice pastels. Feels like it could be in a story book.

Thank you very much 💚