You did a great job on this...and I don't like fairies... Loved this though.

Ditto Mikey, I got Liam too and he has such a sweet face...perhaps a bit young, but you've made him look older and wiser. Really like that. Fantastic morph and scene!!

This is lovely composition :)I really like the way you personalized Liam. If I could suggest though, the demarcation line between the ground and the background is a little obvious. It makes the setting look like a photostudio. You could either blend it a but in postwork, or maybe try applying the background to something like Cyclorama or one of the similar freebies.

OK ... pointers from one Critique Club member to another. 8-) It is a wonderful composition ... I love fairy art, and this one is a cutie! There are a few things I can suggest, that would really give it a more magical feel. One is to add some shine to the wings (they are sort of irridescent), and perhaps some highlights on the clothing. Sometimes you can do this with the Dodge tool in Photoshop. But in other ways, you can also play with highlight colors on the clothing or in the lighting. Some backlighting might be helpful, too, to stand him out from the background just a tad. Another thing that comes to mind is that it appears as though he is sitting by moving water. I would think that the plants around that area (in particular, the larger leaves and the mushroom) would be moist or dewey. So, again, some Dodge tool or playing with highlight colors might help there too!

The compostion of this is good. To me it seems that he is "floating" on the ground instead of sitting on it. In addition to that the ground edge is so distinct from the water that he looks like he's partly sitting in the water. I would have liked to see some more ground cover behind him. Also, the fog is a nice touch, but it seems too isolated and like the figure was added on top after-the-fact. Perhaps bringing some of the fog to the forground along the grass and his legs would help set him into the background a little more. The elements and idea is there, it's just a matter of figuring out how to blend them together so that they marry with the whole image and don't seem like separate elements (which is also something I struggle with too)

From another Critique Group member - I have to agree with Acadia - the figure seems to be floating above the ground. The fog also looks out of place just being in the background should be throughout the image and come into the foreground. Otherwise fairly effective composition resulting in a good image - I like it - this fantasy / fairy type stuff is something i have never really been able to pull off myself...

Thanks for the comments. I actually did not see the background as water - but perhaps it is supposed to be. I just saw it a ground that didn't quite look as good as ground should look. I used RDNA,s Infinity Cove 3 for the background and the ground.

Gorgeous Creation Bea, this is Fantastic!!!

I think his left leg is formly on the ground - but of course sitting like that his right buttock would be a little raised :)

it's funny, i just saw this in the LDP thread in the daz forums. i'm really happy to comment on it. something about the color and quality of the light, the expression on the young fey's face, and the plants in the background makes me think of old sf and fantasy paperback covers. the greenery succeeds in creating a very natural setting, magical in the way that being immersed in nature is. i agree with many of the critiques posted here, and i'd add only one thing. the fog is a bit too patchy. if you were going for a jungle mist, i think it could have been a bit more smooth and a bit more subtle. but overall it's a great picture, and one you should be proud of.

I really like the composition. I also agree with many of the others & in particular the reference to the fog & the highlights. These 2 issues make it look a bit flat to me.

I just joined the "Critique Club", so I will add my two cents now for the 1st time. :-) I like the character a lot and the pose. I also like the wings as they are, not glowing. I think as you did it, it looks real and not some fairy tale creature. I like the textures and colors you chose for the character. I like the vegetation in general, except the light green in the foreground as this seems to be too low poly to be in the foreground (the angles of the polys are visible). The spots in the foreground mushroom seem fake. There seems to be black tiny spots inside the white spots and it looks fake. The background "river" texture seems to have caustics in it so I think this texture was intended for an underwater scene. The fog seems a bit forced and not very real.

I really like this image - and I don't like faeries either! I tend to disagree about the wisps of mist being too patchy - I think they are just right. I do have a couple of minor points: The leaves of the broad-leaf plants look a bit artificial (flat colour and obvious mesh jaggedness) - I would be inclined to add some monochrome noise which makes the leaves look a bit more like a photo. The mushroom cap also has something strange at the white spots. They look a bit sprayed on with an imperfect sprayer. Perhaps a bit of post work blur - just on the cap - would help.

Looks very nice :) The expression is a bit prosaic for such a fantastic scene. He needs something to focus his attention on. You might pull that right sleeve back a little bit too.

OK only a small handful of things here... On the mushroom you definitely want to blur the spots a bit. I agree that his clothing needs a few highlights based on the brightness of the light on his face. As a way to split up the land he appears to be sitting on and the area that seems to be like a river behind him, I think there are some freebie rocks you can download and set in there to keep the feel of the whole idea as well as break it up without alot of postwork. And maybe just a bit of softening along the roots of the hair for a more uniform look... I think the total composition is really stunning and I love his pose and expression. Great work here! :D

Thanks :) It makes me wish that I was better at postwork :)

Outstanding artpiece...bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx

I really like what you've done with it. I would agree that the spots on the mushroom could be blurred little to make them blend in a little better. It is a very nice image.

Critique Group I think that everybody has said about all that needs to be said, so i'll only add that I think that this is a very good piece of work, and speaks loudly of your talent. DO keep sharing it with us. DPH

So ..the CG .. did say it all The figure is "floating" but the rest is Postwork things i read ..and i didnot see a postwork message so that im not gonna comment about.. Good moody work

I love the pose, very natural and boyish, the character and the composition. But the water, I'm not sure about, it does not look very watery to me. I know that it's the texture on the IC, but perhaps some glints and highlights to try and give the water a feeling of depth and some foam or currents around the base of the plants growing in the water. I agree about the highlights on the wings, if only because they are dark and in shadow-- just enough to highlight them since they are competing with hanging vegetation. I also agree about breaking up the water line with plants. He is a real cutie and this is a very good image.

Thanks everyone - can I just repeat I did not do it as water :) :)

Don't work about not being to good at postwork, I'm not either. At least not yet. :) Other than the various critiques already mentioned, there is little else I can add. The wings, however, are more a matter of the effect you are trying to achieve. Going for realism, leave them as they are. Like it to look magical, go with the glow. :)

Because almost everything I wanted to say, has been said by other members of critique club , I have little to add. Although I'm not a big fairy fan I think it is a beautiful picture: the pose, the expression, the scenery, it all seems right to me. "Peter Pan" was the first thing that came to my mind. Good work!

I like it Bea! He reminds me of a young lad I spent the night with last night! You will know what I mean ... nobody else will I guess! :) Imaginative, moody - good!!!! :)

Beautiful creation!!!

Howdy "soon to be a Pro Hex modeler! Other than listed issues this is a wonderful image...I like it!

Really cute little Puck!!

I like the pov -lighting -Pose and overall composition!! nice work! the only thing i would change is to highlite the plants and mushroom. (foreground).... awesome creation!! johny 5-Critique Club member.

I like the lighting on your character. I don't care for Daz Studio as such, Much better 3d apps on the market. But for Daz Studio work, this is more impressive than the critics allow for. Photoshop post work sure could've tweaked the image (and still can). Perhaps (If you own PS) you would re-submit this with some additional postwork. If not, that's fine, too. I can understand about moving on to other images and ideas.