The shaders struggle is real!
just a quick update on the hair
You have made good progress your final spurt. The test render looks great.
your making me jealous with that hair, that one of the things im going to try and struggle with XD
Cool shaders. I haven’t see all entries but I would guess you could be one of the favorites. Keep it up
I was going to render it in 4k through the night however when I woke up I realized that my pc magically turned off by it self (by the way later on I found the reason and made sure it will never happen again!). So I had to quickly render it in 1920*1080 :spin:.
minoribus, that was just a warm up for the final spurt! thanks
Geckoart, thanks however this was actually first time ever I was rendering hair in cycles!
ToshiCG, I wish so, that is actually one of my secret dreams I have had since I started working with Blender 
Looking great!
Good luck!
my only critique is the white background detracted from the overall idea as it washed everything out, but your definetley a finalist
Congratulations that you finished it in time. The fine modeling, the readability and the strong story telling aspect will make it a strong contender.
I was picked as a finalist. My life is officially complete 
Thank you all for great feedback and moral support!