Gina Salvador Art

So I tried not so much to forgo tons of detail in some fan art of the game "ICO" for playstation 2. While... I am happy that I finished this... I am not happy with how it came out overall. I don't mind using a thick black outline on images for a style point of view... but stripping deep shadows and harsh bright highlights and grungey textures sort of makes my images less appealing. I am not sure. It feels like everytime I complete an image, feel relieved that it's over, but look at it and want to redo it and make it better than before. Plus I got lazy with my textures in this image...

I think I need to study even further into styles and see if I can find something a little more darker and realistic....