I have to agree with what everyone else has said about drawing it first and looking at TONS of pictures to get your anatomy right... not just one. I hope you don't mind, but I did an edit of some of the things I think you need to work on. I kinda scribbled everywhere, but it's easier to show than to explain I think...



The shoulders were Way too broad and the stomach was lumpy so I edited that a bit. The breasts and legs are the problem areas (of course I might be biased since I love drawing boobs) and HER right arm (our left). You have to imagine the way she is standing her breasts won't look like two basketballs that don't shift at all. The face I think needs to be softer and more feminine, right now she kind of reminds me of Disney's Tarzan. Also, make sure if you decide to do hair that it looks like Hair not the back of Darth Vader's face mask. Hair isn't meant to look like a hat. The head probably needs to be a bit larger as well. I think you just need to practice the female form a bit more before doing something so adventurous!!  Hope my ideas were helpful.

Updated!!

and again...


NaCl: You may have been projecting, but it's fairly accurate. I always feel that I am better with people than scenery... I am sure some are the exact opposite. I took your suggestion on re-using some of the green tones on the rock.

JJ: I took your advice and reshaded her hair and edited the color of the water... tried to make it more reflective of a sunset... I still think it needs work so any palette or shading help on that would be appreciated!!

what's she looking at? An empty bit of the horizon?

Yes! Staring off into the sunset she is.

Any other crits or help would be appreciated

Hi, I haven't been here in a while... but you guys are helpful with critiques and I need help on this piece. Originally this was meant to be for the Pixel Joint calendar challenge... but I used too many colors. Fail. XD So now it's just for fun. My problems are the rock... how in the heck do I go about shading this thing?! Also, anything else you want to nitpick, feel free. The mermaid I like, the scenery not so much... Help?


Updated!! -- would like some help on sky/water palettes or shading (and the rock still)

And again:

I definitely think the contrast needs to be bumped up but what's really bothering me is the colors of the windows. Typically the illumination of the room would shine out, unless it was during the day of course. However, all your rooms have a very odd red and blue color scheme that doesn't seem to follow any pattern. I doubt anyone would actually paint a room those colors so I would suggest something more neutral, maybe add some details like plants, blinds, drapes to add interest. Would really like to see you actually take the suggestions given to you and finish something. Good luck.