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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/Mie-chan/cb2001ba.jpg
I didn't really receive any comments... oh well... >.>;;

I can't... Dx That's the size it was when I uploaded it in photobucket... I think it's co' it's so big 'cos it's a full page in my sketchbook... >.>;;

*pops in*


I might as well say something while I'm waiting for minotaurs to come find me in Guild Wars...

If you have photoshop, or any photomanipulation tool, you can resize it. If NOT, then if you have any instant messaging tool you could send me the file on, and I will resize the purty thing for you! So that we can all worship your work.

Keene

You can get a -much- bigger version here:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/29677220/

WOOT! I got to see the big version and it helped ALOT! I really like the shading in the colors smile I noticed you put it in your sig, I saw it there first and was thinking how nice it looked

Yay, big picture, lets get to work. First the bad, then the awesome.

The sky is very sloppy; you shouldn't rush things like this. Your strokes are a part of the drawing, and ignoring them big mistake. You have to either go for clean like most anime artists, or use your strokes to enchance the drawing. From texture to composition, strokes are incredibly suggestive and powerful tools that can't be mimiced by an a**l retentive attention to detail.
Also to note the sky; don't be afraid to bring colors right up to edge of objects; you can bring them back out later if you go over. Having those lights spots around objects placed next to sky kills the illusion the depth.
As for the way your've rendered the clouds, the moon, and the lantern, I applaud you if you thought about it before hand, and I give you a wagging of the finger if you just did it save time. It's pretty intresting, but is it intentional?

Now the water and everything in it. The pebbles on the bottom as just lazy; if you want to suggest something like that, at least one small section that you want to draw attention too (like near the girl or the fish) shold be perfectly done, then get gradually less defined as you move away. These stones are hardly more than circles you threw down there because you knew there would be pebbles. Just slow down and try to enjoy the tedious stuff, and you'll feel better about your stuff in the end.
I know this is a cartoony drawing, and I'm not knocking that, but have you ever tried to look through a window at night with someone shining against it? You can't, it becomes almost totally mirror-like. The same thing goes for water in the middle of the night. You wouldn't be able to see through it like that. Try looking at some paintings of bodies of water at night-time, or go out yourself and check it out. Drawing from things will really help.
Little things about the water; the hard-edged line denoting the spot where her legs enter the water should be up against her legs, not floating a few inches away. The lamp is not reflecting onto the water at the right angle, and the moon isn't reflecting onto it at all.
Last thing for me about the backround and one of it's biggest problems; that horizon line is in the wrong place. If thats really the horizon line, I should have a very good view of the bottom of her chin. It looks like the edge of the world behind her. Next time, try to preserve a constant horizon line throughout the whole drawing.

Onto the figure.First off, the light. The setting is night time, with just dim moonlight, and a very bright lamp, so shadows should be incredibly heavy, maybe almost noir` heavy if thats how you swing. However they're not; and spots in arms, the bell, and the eyes ignore the light of lamp. Thats ironic because thats where the shadows should be the most dramatic. You might not have wanted to do incredibly dark shadows and very bright highlights, but if thats the case then you should have chosen a different setting.
Again, I know this is more of a solid, cartoon style, but you might want to think about shading the shadows with some blue. Blue on brown makes incredible shadows, and it would really help the transition from her into the night sky.
By the other arm (which looks good) it looks like you like whippy, delicate limbs, but you went a bit to far with the left arm. An arm should not bend that way.
Little things: the folds on the shirt-thing should be higher up, there's no shading on the collar, hat, fish, belt, belt buckle, and latern, and you colored over the skin with blue marker in a few spots.

Now that all that junk is out of the way; I love this drawing. It's incredibly nice, the pose is perfectly subtle, suggestive and lively. Your style is very, for lack of a better word, cute and suits the mood of the peice perfectly. I'm totally in love with the charecter design; I'm a sucker for patchwork stuff and you made it look great here. Awesome job; sorry you didn't get more comments on your mastah-peice right here.

Thanks very much for all the crits. ^ ^ Ironically, the sky was not for lack of time or patience... It actually took a long time... It was because my marker was running out and my colored pencil couldn't cover it well enough... I used a lot of blues to try and make it look better, but it didn't really work... >.>;; I know it's a lame excuse, but I'm poor and all my markers are running out becuase I don't have enough for refills....

Thanks very much for pointing all that out. I will try very hard on the next one! >=D