I'm not really happy with the water or the rocks, to be honest, and especially how water interacts with the rocks. I'm wondering what would you guys do differently. The clouds are ok. I'm happy with the mermaid as she is, but maybe I'm not seeing something obviously wrong.
Thoughts?
Yes, there's definately something "off" with the water/stone-interaction. It doesn't look like there any interaction at all, in fact. The rock appears to be lying directly on top of the water, which in turn seems to be much too opaque to me. At sea, there would be foam building up around the rock, and water splashing up over it when waves hit. There's a contradiction in how the water in the picture looks very fierce, with its sharp edges, and how the rock looks perfectly unaffected by this.
Here's a reference to support my point:
It's not optimal, but I like that it somewhat shows the difference between the rocks interaction with still-standing water, and with fierce, moving water.
Here's another, which is closer to the motif that you have, and shows the rocks surrounded by active water:
Hope that helps a bit!
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Det skulle vara lätt för mig att säga att jag inte gillar dig, men det gör jag; tror jag
