I love your rendering, especially on the shoes! Overall, the piece is fine, I think what makes it look stiff, or as you have said, "constrained" is the way the hair frames the face, but the face doesn't follow it. I gave your character more room to show her face, but you can also modify the hairstyle itself if you wanted to keep the face shape. There are multiple ways to execute this, but here's what I think would count as a quick-fix! (Not sure if you can access it, but I also modified her pose just as an option on Layer 2 hehe, hope this helps!) | Artwod Feedback