Cute, Fay. I think this is very sensual and could be taken as a Renoir or a Degas. You've even included a museum quality frame. Nice work. Shadows and depth seem to be coming back again as a trouble spot for you. Do you use layers in your imaging programs? Does the flower on the model appear to be just resting there or does it look like a tatoo? Shading really helps. Again, nice work.
V.
I really like the way the flowers turned out and how the hair matches them. It is a difficult challenge to get the body, as Almita suggested, placed into this composition. Even so, it's a lovely image.--skunk
It is very painterly. If you want it to be less flat, you might use a slight drop shadow to create the figure as being separate from the flowers. If you want the figure to be as one with the flowers (as in a tapestry), try smudging or fading her edges. I think either way would give this image true authenticity.
Almita the cybergrannie
