WOW! This is good

Hmm. I really like the way you've been experimenting with color and shape--or color AS shapes. Very nice--I like the yellow highlights.

One thing that seems inconsistent to me, though, is that there's a lot of detail in the...well, details, but not so much in the central figure. For example, the sliding doors in the back, which I LOOOVE with all their little cracks and grooves, and also the hair on the gal are both done quite nicely. However, when you compare the rest of her to those details, it seems unfinished. The cloth and her hands and the moon don't have the same crisp edges and detail the other things do. Also, her forehead seems to be a little bulbous and her fingers are extremely spindly.

That's not all to say that I don't LIKE it, though. XD Overall, I think it's very good~ You've really got that painterly look down very well. Keep up the great work, keiiii.

Kalininskiy - Thank you It's quite the compliment coming from an artist like you!

TLSDigital - Hee! I like the dress, so there. XD

You have a good point though. Especially the forehead and the fingers. I have very chubby, babyish hands, so whenever I try to draw more elegant hands, I fail more often than not. I guess I just need more practice at it... Thank you so much for the critique!

nice color combination light greeen with luminesce yellow form nice photic efect! max. +8/8

nice dress

well i like it but it could need some more contrast and abit more variation with the colours

Thank you for the comments and the votes!

xeN: Can you elaborate about the colors? I'd really appreciate if you do. I have a LOT to learn from people who color as well as you do

The colouring is fine by me, I luv it this way . The shimmering 'stuff' and how the light is reflected on other thing is very professionally done. You obviously know how to control the lighting in your painting.
The anatomy is a little off in my feeling though, but i'm not an anatomy expert so ....
+6/7

It's interesting how everyone has something different to say about this particular picture! What one person liked, another criticized. I'm trying to learn from every one of you, but it's getting a little tricky Please keep the comments coming nonetheless.

MegaData - Yes, there IS green on the hand and on the red, and that's because of radiosity. It's supposed to be there. I exaggerated it quite a bit, as I find radiosity in real life very fascinating... But it's not like I made up a new property of light.

I agree about other things you mention, though, especially about the string. (which is actually beadswork, even though it's hard to see the details at this size) Thanks for the critique!

Beautiful colors... Love your website too..

Overall it`s not bad, although I wish for the lighting to be more consistent. The radiosity is OK, but there is too much reflected light in all your space for such a small source. Notice that her arms are not casting any shadow. And I think her hands should be the brightest spot, since they are almost touching the light source. Also, there is too much light inside of the room so as to allow for the moon to show through the paper sliding door, I think. Working with light is very hard, but it pays to be persistent!

augusto - You're right about too much light. I originally had more of those glowing things in the picture -- like, between the woman and the camera --, to imply that they're kinda scattered throughout the room. But I took them out because I didn't like them covering the woman. I guess that ruined the "accuracy" of the picture... unless people assume there are more of those glowies BEHIND the camera, which is an unlikely assumption.

Thanks for the comment, I'll try to not sacrifice too much accuracy next time.

Very pretty. +8

http://www.xenusion.com/pics/temp/op.jpg

just a 15 min overpainting. i hope it helps abit.
with abit more time i would also add a light colour transition and some more lightFX...

xeN: Wow, that helps a lot! Thank you

i LOVE how you work with colors and light. wonderful wonderful.