This is beautiful! Exquisite color match to the earrings.
There is the tinist diagonal dark shadow on the side of the nose, and another that is shaped like a small half circle at the inside corner of the eye. I'd lighten those ever so slightly...

thanks, I see what you are saying about the nose, I'll certainly fix that, but I'm not sure what part of the eye you are talking about...the inside corner?

Yes, just above the inside corner and the eyelid crease. It's barely noticeable, but I have hyper color sensitivity, so I see it really well...

really good work, well done

why thank you!

nice work gl author..!!

Why thank you kind sir!!!

looks very very beautiful author
great work

thank you!!! I was going for very beautiful, so mission accomplished

Wow, fantastic retouch work! She 'cleans up' right nice, you made her look like a geisha, very pretty. (suggest she get some Pro-Activ! lol)

Congrats

Congrats again Robert lovely work

congrats...

Well deserved win. Gorgeous image.
~M

Congrats!

Very elegant!

Thanks! that was my intention!

IMO white should be on the outer edge of the hair, not so much in the middle. Good pic, though.

nice work gl author..!!

THANK YOU!

congrats...

Excellent use of source. Nice design work. I especially like how you modified the look of that sailboat and created an Armada of them. High Marks.

thank you sir, much obliged

I like the fact that something of the past has been part of the inspiration for your creation,it's a great design.Modern art with an old look

Thanks for the favs!

Yeah, Dubhy63, you are absolutely right! I'm a fan of the historical events & design. They live forever in my mind. This work of you (Author) inspire me to do a thing or two for my competition as well. It looks like a Caviar or Black Label Alcohol Drink. Very nice attempt to do the naval army (armada). High score, top notch!

Good luck on your contest, Author! Wish the best!

Very well composed my friend. Hats off to you.

Nice entry I like how everything is nicely put together good luck

Nice entry I like how everything is nicely put together good luck

Very creative, GL!

great job

Very cool idea, author. Love the script font that you found, perfect for this!

Wow... very nice...

Very nice, I suggest you add some shadows though.

Lol, rob was right, thx. You see your entry differently the next day . I had no idea why i hated it
You can see the changes in SBS. Also thank you nilknarfsoive.

I like this imaginary world, looks a little avatar!! very nice,,!!

Yummy mushrooms...hehehehe... nice one!

Made me craving too! ha ha
Nanaris, at first I wanted to make it all blue and draw the humanoid aliens. But it was less energy / time consuming to make it earhlike by finding the right stock, than inventing alien landscape
Thank you for your comments.

Excelent, GL!

Fascinating creation and very interesting world you have envisioned. GL

great work author and he is lucky guy....i would like any time to her watch my back...

Interesting Fantasy world there author. Best of Luck.

hillarious

zanbrottix, I don;t find flat the glass. And this kind of comment comming durring votting days and not in submmitig days is meant to get down an entry, not to improve the work. Especially when it commes from a person who has an entry in this contest.

was an opinion, but you're right, I had not thought I feel I've cleared

the work is original and funny

The work is original and funny! But I have to agree with the earlier comment (removed) - I find "her" glass rather flat, too. It would also be nice to have had a clearer old man hand to match the sharpness of the glasses and "her" hand.

As for my own comments coming during voting, I apologize (sort of) but I don't have enough time to review, comment and keep checking back during the week, and then come back to vote on the weekends. Which is why I may comment, but rarely vote in contests I've entered. This is not just about winning - it's about learning and improving, isn't it?

her glass is a picture, so you could blame on the light for the flat feeling, not on the photoshop skills...

about the comments I agree with you, there are meant to improve the work, but if it is a nit picking available for a particular work, it should come in the proper moment.

I learnt from many great artist, and it`s not about willing to win, but to a honest approach.

Thank you for you comments!