Need help with shading/drawing in general

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Hey thanks for your time and actually taking my drawing and going through the trouble of doing that for me.

I've found out about the blur and the smudge tool Dx
I've tried it on my own now I this is the result



Although using both of these feel like cheating since you just scribble the color you want on to the place and then smudge and blur it until you like it.


I'd like some feedback on this kind of shading and if its appropriate