So, this is what a professional work of art is supposed to look like...my creations really tell me that I need to polish and learn and you are a marvelous teacher. Thank you for WoWing us with this beautiful piece, it is a winner. I am going to refer to your notes, which I appreciate oh so much, many many times. THANK YOU.

ha ha ha ha....I just voted and see it is YOU! I thought you were busy pouring paint. You are one great teacher.

Beautiful effect of painting but there is one thing that upsets me: it is the position of the shadow, I would have personally put it to the right of the portrait because we see some light coming from the left.

Congrats on 1st!

Congratulations....

Congrats!

Congratulations

I knew it.....congrats dearest teacher and mentor.

Thank you very much everyone.

hey, i like the pearl effect... u have done author. good and amazing work..

Very nice chop. The composition could be a little bit better by moving the pearl over to either side, rather than dead center of the image, and the white it too bright for being under the water, but never the less, the colors and edges are very clean. Good work.

wow. very nice. i like this golden pearl! good luck

Good idea, nice color, but the inside of the shell doesn't look right. The pearls is casting a shadow in the air it seems, and the inside of the shell is distorted in shape compared to the outside.

@rturnbow 'i agree. but this is a golden pearl know. just fun. anyway thanks for your comment.

Real water dulls colours a lot [I think it's something to do with light refraction and impurities in the medium] but it's always tempting to ignore that rule so your subject stands out

PS to get an idea of the effect that ocean water has on colour compare pics of coral both in and out of the water.

Nice job on the hair. The fog and wood texture are well done too.

has that movie poster feel gl

great idea author
nice imagination and nicely done

GL

She's super cool!!!

nice one -- like the appearance of depth you have given this

Really nice shading and depth. I like the subtle "plastic" light reflections on the eye. Good work!

Thank you all for your comments!!!

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Extremely creative and fun! Her strong shadow on the wall might suggest a bit more bang shadow on her forehead, chin shadow on her neck, and pearls shadow on her neck and the wall. A string connecting the pearls might be nice, as well. I would be tempted to crop the image just below the pearls as that portion is kind of creepy IMO.

wow, this is so freaky cool...love those eyes...best of luck author

Thank you DanLundberg and erathion for your comments!!!

Thanks minnie for your fav!