'3rd' painting attempt (Patreon)

So I spent way too long on drawing Shortstack Kivala level 1 (level 2 is even shorter) and just decided to touch it up as well as I could and release it. This is my third attempt at 'realism' or a painting or whatever you wanna call it. I don't mind how it turned but its not my best stuff.

I'm learning how to do art like this mostly right now because I find it very fun and engaging, its helping me learn color theory, and also speeding up my arting process in general. Its allowed me to learn to not to sweat my linework as much as I used to because I realize so many artistic effects can be achieved without lines. It also given me some insight on facial structures, expressions ect.