Lovely use of textures and color choices. As far as movement though, I feel the bg has much more movement then the characters in the foreground. Mebbe if her and her companion were leaning in more towards the left with her hair and umbrella trailing behind her then that should add some more action to the scene. Other then that beautiful work

Looks like you accomplished what you were going for. It has quite a lot of depth, with the low horizon line, and that hint of stary sky was a nice touch. As well the composition of the roiling clouds, the rock up cropping, and the shooting stars give it a circular flow which gets a element of motion to the backdrop. the whole thing has me wondering it this is at night... and the light is a volcanic eruption of some sort?

At any rate the umbrella is by far the best touch, it adds a playful bent to the two that would be missing otherwise. I find them really compelling, not just because they themselves are screaming rich character, but the world their interacting with too. she certainly seems to be seeing something marvelous. leaving me with a few question.... do you have a story planed out for them... have you written it... and if not do you need a writer?

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Where wonders will, we witness with wanton willingness.

thanks for the helpful comments. I did play around with blowing her hair back but i felt it created a feeling of speed that is not there. However i will certainly revisit them/

When ever i do a complete painting such as this, I think about a rough little story to help things along,
nothing to detailed really.

I welcome any sort of collaboration however, and if you would like to write a little something please feel free.

I may just so that ... I may just do that indeed >.> but I know what you mean, the longer i take on something the more likely i am to have a story of some sort by the end.

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Where wonders will, we witness with wanton willingness.

My first response is that "I love it", but then I read the other comments and realised that that kind of comment just doesn't cut it.

The creature, particularly the head, has a slightly flat look to it. Perhaps some more depth could be added there. The same for the legs of the creature. While the nearer legs appear closer, and the legs on the other side further away, the legs themselves look a little cardboard cut-out. While I think it looks really good, if it is depth that you are trying to achieve, then you could take a look at those areas.

I really like the way that the shading on the girls foot makes it blend into the body of the beast a little. I don't know if that was deliberate or not, but it caught my eye and I like it.

Also, the foot of the beast that appears to be changing into or from smoke looks fantastic.

These comments are only inflating minor issues. I think that the painting looks great the way it is. Great job.

thanks for the advice. I am always happy to make changes and improvements.

that would be great

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Where wonders will, we witness with wanton willingness.

It has beautiful detail, and a great sense of excitement. Good work