Fae and Sprite

This picture is fairly immature and basic, but there's a certain charm about it (I made it was I was a little younger) . I love fantasy. I love anything to do with Elves etc. Thus the Warcraft and LARPing.
This image I created as I'm constantly concentrating on the face (or eye) and nought else, so I thought it'd be a challenge to try a pose. When I decided to colour it on Photoshop, I decided to experiment with shading. There's a reason for this. I can't draw hands to save my life. If they come out just as I like them, they're too big for the body. So I cheat. I make the character hold a globe/orb, which I can then make light shine out of, thus covering the hand. As she was holding this aluminated object, I thought it would be a nifty chance to try out some shading and lighting. My style doesn't usually concentrate on Anime, but occasionally, I feel encouraged to try it.
I'm happy with the results.

Oh and that's meant to be a sprite climbing on to her hand, but I don't think you can see it clearly.
Possibly for the best....