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Submitted: January 29, 2012
Image Size: 4.4 MB
Resolution: 2835×4252
Submitted with: Sta.sh

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Rolling in the Deepby =PixieCold

Digital Art / Drawings / Fantasy

There’s a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch,
it’s bringing me out the dark...

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PS CS4, about 12 hours

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Critique by ~Hetalialuvver Jun 3, 2012, 10:57:42 AM

When I first saw this, I thought it was a photo. Instantly you see the water, the way her hair flows and you know she's in the water. The way the sunlight shines on her hair is amazing work of detail, and the yellow around her eyes makes the blue really pop. The fish are an amazing touch, the way sunlight shines on the scales and the eyes seem to glow. The mermaid is also very detailed, with the eyelashes that frame sad electric blue eyes. The shading is perfect, this picture is so real you could almost seem to touch it. Overall it's very detailed and awe-inspiring, it looks like it's meant to be in an art museum. I've seen good drawings, but this is incredible, I inspire to be more like you now that I've seen this.

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Critique by !AEWilson Mar 27, 2012, 12:09:17 PM

The blues and yellows used in the piece I think are what make it. When first looking at this it's immediately obvious you're looking at an underwater piece even if the fish weren't there. There's such rhythm and flow in how the hair move. Then you see the sun shining down through the ripples in the water which adds even more of an effect. The woman in the water is a striking blue color, but I don't just believe it's because she's underwater. She also has these interesting yellow facial marks surrounding her very vivid blue eyes. All of this I think leads the viewer to believe she's a sea creature but not just any sea creature, a mythical mermaid. The technique you used with the hair is amazing it truly looks like it's flowing in the water. You also succeeded nicely in making this creature look neither good nor evil. She does seem to have a sadness in her eyes though. In general this is an amazing piece of work. It draws the viewers eyes in and makes it almost hard to look away. In a way this piece tells it's own story. Good work.