Nice! I didn't know it was oil until I read the description though. I love the concept . As for the background, lol, it's not that bad, I actually think it goes pretty well with the whole thing.

Yawen ^^

I had some troubles with the oil- I know it's darker than what I've got it, but if I made it too dark I'd lose the details. It's supposed to be reflective too, but, well, I know squat on how to pull that off. Lol
If anyone has any suggestions on that.....

Thanks for the comment Yawen!

Oh! It has brilliant idea! I'm pretty satisfied with kind of dialogue between Water Goddess and Oil - the moment you have captured just telling the story.

Your making me proud kiddo.This time it's less of the face,and more just the whole pic that has a definate personality.Lens-flare is okay,i'm not too sure about the foggy b/g,but to each their own.

This reminds me faintly of Noah Kh's work,and thats never bad.Good good good.^_^

G'day! very nice work... cool concept aswell..

nice concept!!! like me much woman head 'n___n'

Wow, that is really great! I enjoy the similarities and yet differences present between the Water Goddess and the Oil. I like the use of colors in this peice too!+8!!

You are improving +9

I really liked those soot balls from Sprited away. I think you did a great job with the oil personality adn the personality of the piece as a whole. I like the design onf the Water Lady.
You asked for a crit on how to make the oil more ...oily. I am not really sure, but if your highlights were a little brighter white and harsh it may start to look a little more oily and shiny and wet. Now it looks like a mud that came to life, which isn't bad

Thank you very much peoples! Some very helpful suggestions there!

@ Robertmekis: I'm glad you liked it Robert! When I initially sketched this picture out, I wanted to try and set it up like a snapshot of an event that was actually happening. I'm glad I got some success!

@ Yerffej: Next big piccy I'll do, I'll work on better backgrounds. At this point, the foggy background was to keep focus on the subject, but there were probably better ways of going about it. ^_^ And although I wasn't thinking about Noah's work at the time, now that I think about it he probably has left an impression. He rules! ^_^

@ Gianna: Thanks for the suggestion Gianna! I'll try that next time I work on living oil creatures reaching towards a goddess of water. Seriously, thanks for that!

umh! wonderful new one. my points for you.

layers... layers are good. it's awesome. you have so much talent. keep working on it and you'll go places

I like it !!+7

I like this very much! +6

Nice nice nice, great imagination!!! +8

coool!!! ^^
+7 (my max)

Great idea!
You should work on your lighting. Don't just shade by mixing colors with black or white. Think about the color of the lightsource. White light makes pictures dull Look up some color theory to learn to pick your colors better and achieve lighting effects.

The background is what I think could be more improved. It seems rushed and the lensflare cheapens it. You should get a sky/smoke/fog reference for the mood of your picture and paint from it.

The oil creatures are a really nice idea. The remind me of the type of creatures that sometimes appear in Miyazaki's films.

hmm how could I miss this
great concept and beautifully brought to paper.

Thank you all! I'm glad people like this piece

Thanks  Patato for your critique! That means a lot to me! ^_^ I haven't used the extremes of black and white for my shading and highlights, but I must admit the colours I used were fairly muddy. I will work on my lighting, and will continue bumbling my way through learning colour theory (thinks back to days when I only used a HB pencil......).

I completely agree about the lensflare! There's actually a funny story behind that thing, but it's a bit long. I will reference for my backgrounds though- that's an area I need to do some serious work on.

Thank you Kyena! I'm glad you like this too (being a *small* admirer of your work............*hides Kyena fan accessories*)

Very cool, this is how my work should have looked like but never will untill i get the patience! haha, brilliant, +6!

the concept is very neat

very different for you.
I think it's brilliant!
Bravo!!!!

Very nice...imagination at its best! Well done !

Beautiful! The folds on her dress o_O. I struggle with folds ;_; This is my fave pic of yours!!

I like this. Pretty much than your backyard with palm trees , grass, beers...and birds, may be. ( You already know I'm joking with this...)
I think this is your best..

Freddy.

Love the idea, the concept, and her facial expression is great

Fooxoo - Edite - Elf girl.

great composition, cute story behind it

would have liked to see a lil more motion in the background, but it is a nice image to be sure

I love it!
Nice concept!
+5!

very very good stuff
wonderfull idea and very nicely illustrated

Really nice, really cute

I'm not entirely sure that I like the background although I can't really think of anything that would fit better. (:

Cool work!
Ilike it

I actually like that "corny lensflair", as it helps to showcase the subject matter, and gives the work a sort of 3D effect. Great work you have here!

Yay Soot balls! There is so much inspiration in that movie. ^^

Love the idea, It's very nice. My only crit is her chin, but that's more of preference. I like to draw women with more delicate features.