I think it came up good :3:3:3

I love her dress. something akin of traditional japanese garb?
I wonder why she's looking like that. someone coming along she doesn't want to meet?

Possibly, I just randomly made one that I wanted to have long sleeves, and traditional japanese tend to have those... ^^'

Agh, I tried my hardest to make it seem like she's subtly smiling, but now it just comes off as her being pensive or unhappy... small things mean a lot in expressions.

especially with limited means of mimic and ways of expression, as it is with animal faces.
I alos think it's partially the gesture and the stiff pose she's standing it that brings the impression across.

yes, sometimes subtle details mean a lot. but then again I have experienced those, too. wanted to do a grumpy fox sitting in a chair, and he became 'bored' instead. sometimes they pick up a life of their own. *shrugs* just go with it.

*grumble* stupid rebellious figments of imagination doing what they please

*shrug* oh well, sometimes it happens, but it's not very desired when trying to draw a comic, though. But such is life, just got to keep going with what it gives you

absolutely.

hm, you are planning on a comic? in that case maybe changing the point of view might help if the expressions go wrong. sometimes with me, a pose refuses to work untill I change it, sometimes quite a bit.