i love how you have combined all of this stock i disagree with the comment about there being too much blue. i find the monochromatic color scheme is playing very well in this piece, the texture on the clothing is fantastic, and the detail on her arm add an extra WOW factor for me. on the flip side in contrast to the rest of this piece, the hair looks a bit too cartoon i realize that you have taken red hair into blue but it feels too fake, when you have gone to so much detail in every other aspect of this work.

"that's my two cents ... for all it's worth"
Mike

Very nice work wspecialy on the background and the enbrodery on the clothing and shading! the light orb in her hands sets of a very plesent light on the girl while ath the same time putting on an intense mood. but maybe there is alitte too much blue? try putting in some reds or greens to intesify or calm the feel of the imiage insted of keeping it a nural blue. and no offence the one thing i realy dislike is her hair. alot of people have the idea of putting blue in the peoples hair makes it look black, although this may be true try adding in some greens or dark browns, think of what color real black hair is made of and you can get an idea of how to color it, also the way the hair falls is allitle to unatural and plasticy and too clumped together, make the hair more fine and more whispy to give it a more realistic effect. your really heading in the right direction! Kepp up the great art!