Lol artists are always too critical of themselves :P I like it because it doesn't look like you cheated and used a blending tool ;) But it is always nice to have a smooth transition between darks and lights lol! The high contrast isn't a real issue; I find it better to have a skin with high contrast vs low... Mine are all low T^T they look like I didn't shade at all xD Haha... Alright, enough rambling from me... Nice job! Keep the awesome skins coming!