Perhaps a bit of free transform skewing on the body to "angle" her back a bit would help the perspective. I like the concept, but agree about the jellyfish, more because as compared to morey (morels are mushrooms) eels, a jellyfish has no real brain or personality, and those tendrils sting, no matter who they touch, friend or foe...

@DollMommy ~ While comments can be kudos and back pats, here they also serve the purpose of pointing out visual inconsistencies and technical flaws and errors to *theoretically* help the artist become better at chopping an image. Hence, what you term "nit picks" are quite often merely observations of flaws that prevent the image from visually communicating the artist's vision. Not every creation is a "masterpiece," and just because it was made does not excuse it from critical commentary.

Perspective, Lighting, and Edges are the three most important compositional parts of a good Chop. When they are flawed, it brings the entire image down, regardless the author's subjective intent.

I think we really need an instruction on how to leave a constructive comment instead of just giving nit picks. It seems to me that this is the artists vision and deserves the respect from all of us. The artist might take the suggestions to heart if there were more positive comments prior to making such strong suggestions on how to improve upon the piece. Ideas presented the way Nator has done could be a lesson to us all.
Personally, I think this shows allot of imagination and the artist evidently spent allot of time in it's creation. Art is subjective and means something different to all of us

I feel like without the jellyfish you could make your creature a little larger, which would really make her the main focus, especially because the colour of the tentacles is very similar to the hue of the water.

Good luck

ha ha, I had taken a picture of myself like this in Black and White also but it didn't come out that clear so I didn't upload it.

Maybe if the center of the legs lined up with the line going down the center of her torso and if the legs were horizontally flipped or else rotated clockwise so her near-side legs are lower than her far-side legs (i.e., have legs conform more to the diagonal angle of her gaze). More feeling of front-to-back depth would also add interest; everything seems to be mid-ground with no truly foreground or background elements. For example, fish brushes creating a small school of fish at 11 o'clock plus a bigger jelly fish at 4 o'clock would enhance the diagonality. I also think a tad (1 or 2 pixels, I imagine) more shadow beneath the starfish pasties is needed to make it clear that they are on top of her breasts.

I must say its a GREAT shot but I cant look, SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD JOB!!!!

ALL I can say is WOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

Am I seeing a Hollywood Movie!!!!!!!, fantastic entry in a fantastic contest. GL

That's not surprised to me, author, because I also realized that your style is unique and stable through all of your entries. Your ideas behind the entries easily impress people and your execution is clever. As far as this entry is concerned, you achieved your goal for sure. Even though this contest will be full of mermaids, maybe I won't see any spooky mermaid like that again because that's too difficult to compete with you . I just have a suggestion of increasing the brightness of the whole scene for people to appreciate more what you've done. Best of luck to you
EDIT: Oops, I'm sorry, sometimes siren is depicted as a kind of mermaid but in general they are distinctive.

Oh, no, I always got surprised when I see the wonderful stuff that is shown here in this site! Everybody (including the author) is very talented, I have no words.
And this entry is cool, the title really means "evil" deeply! GL!

Brilliant

OMG Awesomely Spoooooky! Love It

I love this. Nice original take on the theme, and the lighting and tone of the shot work really well. Top marks from me.

great shot! I always have a hard time with places this dark but you pulled it off nicely!

ok verry good GL

NICE but is the tale premade by another person ??? is that alowed ???

WOW!!! This is a good choice for this contest! Love it.

Of course you do

well doesn't she look nice and friendly! LOL Great job on this!

It's good to have a style, your own style there's many ppl with a style here, which is not bad in my opinion.

great stuff..... and author u too have a trademark style.... I can recognize you...

Absolutely fabulous ! 100% on theme. Really beautiful work, high marks from me ! (And why am I not surprised its you ? )

wow thats creepy ! well done

Oh that's an amazing scene and idea. I think you should bet more on shading to give it a higher dynamic.

Nice and terryfying...

I knew it!!!

Nice!!!! GL!

Now this this I was surprised to see it was you but still impressed. GL!

I KNEW IT!!!! Nice entry! GL!

That sure is one UGLY heifer.

Very original, wish I had though of that, but than again not sure if I would be able to do this = )

great surrealism author...best of luck

cool work author...good luck

wow cool creation...best of luck author

cool work

Great imagination, lovely entry.

Agree with all above.

Creepy, nice idea though

got my attention, well done!

Hollow! from BLEACH!

nice image -- well nice is a sort of eerie way

Definitely original... and creepy. GL!

I like this. Its sweet and the girl is well made Nice, author.

I hope viewers will go into the hi res on this work to really appreciate how well done it is. GL

nice shot under difficult conditions.

Fairytale worthy and well crafted piece. Good work!

beautifully done

Who ... are ... you ... to create such a wonderful (pun alert) image as this! Just love the whole thing ... your lighting is great ... feels like being in another world ... down a rabbit hole perhaps?

Creepy! Truly creepy. Good work!

Figure is very nicely made and the over all look is great -- only one small thing is the shoulder seems a bit too blurred compared to the balance of the figure.