Wonderfull coloring!!
It's really beautifull! I always look at the picture first and try to imagine what is going on and then read the discription, and I thought that the boy had maybe invented the girl because of the drawing he holds of her which I really liked, but hey, your story is even better!

This is truly a magnificent work. I din't think there's much to complain about, really. Lovely colours, well painted etc. Nice textures on the trees, and the water too is good.
Finally, it's a beautiful theme.

wonderful colors and gorgeous background....

+10

this is great work
great colors
great details
loved the composition and everything

+10

Nice But I think she has crossed eyes, and it ruins the effect a litte

dropped a review... review's aside... VERY beautiful work!

I'm not sure of the purpose of the crossed eyes? But the work you did on her legs is splendid!

great overall effect top marks and all that jizz

Very beautiful color and detail's, great work!

that rippeling water is....stunning
love it...poses also..colours too

amazing. +9/9

Did a review as well. Great!

oooohhhhhhh!! great!!! perfect! 10/10

I really really like this BUT
the girls eyes look crossed eyed to me
9+

This is lovely! I don't comment often but the feelings evoked by this are delightful!

Beautiful palette, concept and execution Chris. Love it! It has all the marks of a classical fairytale.

Well done! +10
Xris

+99 it would be 100 but her eyes.... :s but i love it none the less. :s

I really love this and your gallery is truly amazing

lovely!

Great concept and execution! I also really like the colors! +8/8

Good work.
The crosseyed look has allready been mentioned, and I'll mention it again, because it's really destructive to the context of the image.

woow its awesime very nice lighting, water effects, i like too colors and character design. +10/10

This is awesome beyond words... The scene, the mood, the colors... And the theme is sweet too

Thanks for the good replies everyone. It's greatly appreciated!

Slither-Astray - You are correct about the story, the boy did create her from the drawing. I made this for a competition on Concepart.org, the goal was to create a kid who meets his/her imaginary friend. The lonely boy was infatuated with his drawings of her, and wished she could exist, and then finds her. I didn't want to tell the whole story in the description because if I told it all, some people may get thrown off by it. I'm glad you liked it.

Jane, SailorDidi, Xris, Daequitas-EVERYONE, thanks a lot for your crits and kind words. It feels good to show a piece like this to people after spending so much time on it.

Also, for everyone who commented on her eyes being crossed, I learned something interesting about that. Some people feel her eyes are crossed, and some people feel her eyes are fine. I was having a difficult time trying to decided if I should change them or not, and I came up with a conclusion. I painted those eyes based on what I saw happen in reality. When a person stares at something close enough, the eyes cross slightly, but not in a deformed/extreme way, just slightly noticably. If the head is tilted as the girl in the painting is, then that eye factor is extremefied by that because the nose gets in the way of the right eye. So, long story short, in reality, this is what I saw in how eyes work when staring at something close and focusing the eyes on something particular, like the boys face, eyes, etc. But reality isn't always what should be illustrated because what one person sees in reality, isn't always what someone else sees. Sometimes what should be illustrated is what we universally precieve to be true, not what only a select few see as true, so that the picture communicates it's idea better and more universally to the audience. I've learned that from this. ALthough, sometimes it's difficult as an artist to know how other people see things versus how you see things so that you know exactly how to draw/paint what you need to create. I did change the eye when I sent this to the Spectrum art book this past weekend to see if it helps it get in. I will definitly consider this more in future artworks.

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i remember this one from cgtalk great work on the reflections of the water!

very very beautiful!! love it!! it seems a watercolor!!!