*HUGS* dont hide :)..I always love getting comments...and hey making new art buds is always a plus..especially since we all can learn so much from each other, as long as we are willing to share. Gradiant shading can be tricky..but mostly time consuming. Ive started to figure out what works for me...and really the only way to do it is play for yourself and that way you develop your own stylistic traits...so to speak O_o if gradiant shading can have styles. As for spots, I think I realized why I dont draw jags and cheatahs XD the spots are painful to do after a while. The spots on the cheetah took over an hour. Im sure they could have gone faster had I designed a brush but hummm I don't know how...correct that would look...as in natural.

*smothers you with squeeling fluffs*