Great, lovely dark colours and shades, really nice character too. +9

Beautiful........reminds me of ancient paintings, yet with a slight twist of today.........I really love this.......+10 An amazing painting!!!!!!

It is a beautiful piece of work, however, I think that if you were to have done research into the symbolism of the red fingertips and the snakes, you would have been well rewarded, chances are you could have incorporated the deeper meaning into the piece in some way or another.

Just as a suggestion, however, I do think that it is very well done on a technical level.

stunning +10

Wow! i think it looks like one of those old master full-body portrait paintings. Extremely well done!!

The only thing lacking for that authentic indian/hindu feel to it is the stoned, androgynous look. But I think it is all the better for it. Really love it.

impressive.

great one...amazing details of the clothes and textures in the snakes

I love this -- I dig that davincish bg too

Beautiful. I really like the glow of the eyes. Very nice details overall.

I don't know about the red fingertips but i DO know what nagas are. stumpled over an article on www.pantheon.org for a research several years ago. it says:

[i]"In Hindu myth, nagas are a primeval race of divine serpent-people that play an important part in religion. They are half human and half snake, and are still worshipped as the bringers of fertility, especially in southern India. Nagas are believed to live in palaces (Patala) in the underground city Bhogavati. They are considered the protectors of springs, wells and rivers. They bring rain, and thus fertility, but are also thought to bring disasters such as floods and drought. Their ruler is Sesha. Some of the nagas are: Ananta (symbol of eternity), Vasuki, Manasa (fertility goddess and protector against snake-bites), and Mucilinda.
In the myths of Malay mariners, nagas are a many-headed dragons of enormous size.
On Java and Thailand, a naga is a mythical serpent or dragon, a serpent-god, a ruler of the netherworld who possesses immense wealth. In Java it is also called Sesa. In Thailand, a naga is often sculpted in temples as a dragon with five heads. It is the symbol of Narayana. " [/i]

Anaway: splendid piece of art, great dynmaic of the firgure! Background looks like a quattrocento painting (thumpup)

P.S.: Sorry for posting seconds after you and robbing you of your place on the front page. I just noticed

Very imressive, has a real nice classical oilpainting feel to it.
love it!

Love the colors ad concept If I can say anything to critic who is hard .. is that maybe the light shuld be more on the legs and snake .. just a wee tinny bit more.. just my personal taste nothing else..

The best I seen here!
The background reminds me of the Monalisa!
amazing!max points!

Great work i m very happy coz i m an Indian Artist
thanx greyfin...even i didnt know about that red finger tips...and im from India (shame on me)

wow

beautiful and I agree with TJ about the oilpainting feel.

Nothing to say except.....Fantastic!

I LIKE HER FACE AND HER EYES. NICE +9

AWESOME! great colors! exelent mood, so beautiful! +9/9

I love the combination of the classic background style vs the edwardianish painting and decorating style. Super-painting, I'll add it to my favorites.

I think this is great, but to me the background looks a little flat. But I'm guessing that's intentional. It just looks like she's standing in front of a painting rather than actually being part of the environment. Otherwise, it's really a superb painting.

Wow, looks stunning. The colors and movement.. everything. Loves it.

very lovely painting
but one thing...I don't get what she has orange finger tips?
10+

simply fantastic!

i love the lighting you have put in there... and the colors. her pose, the perspective cause by the hand... everything in there works beautifully, imo.

keep up the excellent work.

I like the pose and expression.Good colors.Simply great
10

wow- this one has a certain Albrecht Dürer touch to it!!!! Some Rubens lo, maybe (colour)??? it really looks like an oil painting, the mood is just great!!!!
max!! +7/7

This is amazing! So much atmosphere! +7/7

Superbly awesome! I just explored your fantastic painting for twenty minutes, savouring every detail. Beauty! (my first 10!! )

Excellent, I like how you simplified the shapes going into shadow, like the french masters.

wow ! that's super neat. I love it, this picture is generous. and the "classic dutch school" background takes the cake.

One little crit would be on the little vertical distortions (can't figure out what it is) that I see around the girl. Am I the only one to see it or not ?
anyway, congrats and btw I love the red fingers

Maybe i can help a bit here...am not totally sure but the little knowledge i have on my culture might be right...

In India, people pray snakes...they are treated like Gods and there is also Lord Shiva (an Indian God) who has snakes on his arms and around his neck...

Snakes are sacred to Indians and in many Hindi movies, snakes can transform into human beings and their dances are very symbolic...they roll and turn on the ground just like snakes do...

There are deeper meanings and other explanations, but i guess i should keep it to this bit...

I love the drawing, but if you make more researches you'll find awesome poses for Naaga dances...very sensual and extremely interesting to draw...

Super work though

Simply awesome work!

excellent!

Excellent,awesome,amazing

Perfect.

I do realy love this work ! amazing

The eyes are perfect !

Amazing Work, love the Eyes.

Love how did this in an older painterly style!

Extremely nice work.

beautiful... the color's just perfect.....

Fantastic pose and beautiful eyes, I love the snakes too and am truly impressed by the arm she is holding behind her, helps so much to create the depth in this marveous painting. Top score

Flowjoe

Is just perfect, i love it!

one of the best

I love the colors and atmosphere.

excellent, again, and aganin....
beautidul jewlerry design ( i espcially like the on on the head), and the mystirious atmosphere is here is very well presented, i can sense it.
excellent coloring, textures etc.
+9

i feel dinamic

WOW.....this is soo good its like a dream or something!!!!
..adding to favs list, ur work is crazy +9

I could only aspire to become half as good as your work! I've just started in digital painting and can understand truly what work this is. It's beyond fabulous work!

I saw this published at Exotique, it's one of my fav works from you. +10

most beautiful!

the hand and the snake seem to be reaching out of the piece, like a 3-D effect. amazing

livingrope, i see the vertical distortions...whatever

about the red fingers, they remind me of the henna used in Arabic culture. i'm not sure if it's used in indian/Hindu culture...

Amazing amazing amazing...love this one

very nice
good luck.

The softness of the piece and the toned down colors really remind me of Leonardo's sfmuto style. This is absolutely gorgeous!

actually the background reminds me of the background in Mona Lisa. It is a difficult pose to do but I think you've pulled it off.

Fantastic! Love the olden colour scheme you've gone with, great pose . . . .

Amazing . . . .

This is just ''wow''. Colurs are amazing and the pose is unique. Background reminds me of Mona Lisa. Great work on her hair, it looks really naaga-ish. ;P Her tiara and make-up are awesome and I think you nailed it with that bracelet because it's not still. +8/8