Traditional Art Anime Colouring (First Time)

This was a gift for a friend. She wanted to test me colouring in anime style, so I drew this for her and coloured it to the best of my ability at the time. Also, I know I am not good at colouring yet, so don't bash me or anything. I am practicing and trying to improve.

Media: Photoshop + Mouse

Theme: My friend + Deidara

You can also see that I went out of my element and tried to make lines, though I had to rush the piece for a contest resulting in many mistakes. I got 3rd place, though, so I was pleasantly surprised. Enjoy.

 

WTF? I don't get it, but it looks great. For your first time, this is incredible. Excellent accuracy too!

 

Thank you. I will try to get better.

 

You did an excellent job! ^^

 

Thank you for the kind words.