Wow, these feedback is almost over whelming. I usually get a few replies that don't help or make sense. This is a nice change. Thank you.


I think this is a big improvement. The legs haven't received much work, I'll get to that soon. The head too, don't know why I didn't get to that.

This is just a test. I think I need to simplify it. I like the eyes.

You might want to go back to your second step. Get rid of jagged lines and get an idea of how a real teddy bear looks.
Imagine a teddy bear made out of a cotton/jersey material. It's not shiny and it's one color. Now imagine the direction of light and the parts that light will hit. The top of his head, cheeks (if he has extra fluffy cheeks), nose, top of eyes and ears. Since this is bear isn't made of tin foil or shiny plastic the contrast isn't going to be outrageous, it's fairly tame. Each color from the darkest is only a bit lighter.
Quick side note, contrast just means the difference between two things. Grey and vibrant violet are contrasting in saturation of color/hue. Black and White are contrasting in value. When people talk about contrast they're usually referring to the value. I'm sorry if that's old information

My colors move from a dark brown to a light desaturated yellow-orange. Your color ramps are always just a lighter or darker version of the original color. Adding a little bit of another color to the shading or highlights can really make the piece look more interesting.

I hope I helped, it's a little late here so if I didn't make sense with anything please just tell me. I can't wait to see an upgrade on your bear.

EDIT:
Keep an eye on how many colors yo use. Your last bear has 11, mine as 6.

Ignore the style and use it as a second reference. All these edits can be used as additional references. Some make emphasis on specific parts so when you run into trouble in that area refer to an edit that nicely addresses the problem.
You can and are encouraged to keep your style. You've received a lot of help hear and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. Either continuing what you started or starting a similar piece.

What Accident has nicely done is show you simplified volumes of your piece. Try at it again and use some of the edits as additional reference, that should help considerably.

Very cute, I like the obvious triangle shape. I think you should try a different color for her rosy red cheeks.

Most importantly, Didn't you have to shovel like 3 times today? I've only been able to not shovel when my body became stiff. Though it wasn't too cold today.