'Winter survival' greeting (color)

details: this was created when it was really cold outside. The character's name is Sakura, from a fanfiction. the background was google image cut and paste. colored using photoshop 7 CS. only used 5 solid colors (brown, tan, peach, light-blue, and dark-grey)

time taken to sketch: 2 hours (not all at once)

time taken to color: 2-3 hours (not all at once)

shading technique: novince level- solid black with transparentcy at 25%
orignal size: 470x800 at 173kb

overall technique used: minimum

RAGENSAN!!