tyrael6192 wrote:
i'm trying to imitate a shading style
You don't want to analyze particulars of a style before you've gone over the basics. Color theory, light behavior, etc. should all come before style, because imitating style without first learning the underlying technique will get you into bad habits.
For example, if you tried to build a house by looking only at the outside, you'd end up with something that kinda looks like that house, but without knowledge of the foundation, it's going to fall down pretty fast. On the other hand, if you study how to make a sturdy building in general, and all the inner workings of it, then go back and apply that knowledge to making a house, then you'll end up with a much nicer, non-collapsing result. As odd as it may sound, stop drawing anime to get better at your anime. Draw realism, from life. Draw your friends in realism, and draw that hawt picture of Megan Fox from a magazine or online. Start from the inside-out, not from the outside-in.
About color and general drawing, check out this tutorial:
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htmRegarding your picture, it's not bad.
Everybody starts somewhere, and we're all constantly getting better, so if you don't like it, just aspire to do better next time. With each revolution of your drill, you move forward. Don't believe in yourself, believe in me who believes in you. It is your drill that will pierce the heavens!