OMGA well first of all im flattered you even think any of this in the first place. thanks. i feel liek everything i draw is actually pretty flat and stiff most of the time. I have been trying to death grip my pen considerably less to let my lines flow a bit more freely & that is the only thing i can thinnk of :p ..

as for colors... my color choices are a lot less graceful without the 3+ gradient map layers on top of them. TBH. i like using a multiply layer to darken any pure white on the canvas (excluding the bg) which is likely why the colors look soft but the lines are usually high contrast. maybe thats what u mean ?
if enough ppl are interested i could probably post timelapses or a sc of my layers so you can see how i edit the art after i draw it