We feel so well the three dimensional effect; it really looks like a figurine, not a flat !!!
You are really mastering the lights and shadows of the painting of flats !! Unbelievable ....
I let you admire the two versions. I have aligned the background of the last painting (on the top) to the light grey used for the first version (bottom), a bit softer to the eyes than pure white...
(https://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/19/31/59/25/elepha11.jpg)