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I'll call it finished. I could have tweaked it forever but it's time to move on to other things. Thank you very much to everyone for the earlier feedback. I've entered it for consideration to be printed in Expose 7 and I'll let you know if I hear back.
The characters are naiads, the fresh water sisters to nymphs. I wanted them young and beautiful but also give a subtle dark undertone. Unlike nymphs who were by and large altruistic creatures, naiads were just as likely to drown you as help you.

Created with Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Given 2009-05-14

Yes it's already a popular submission, but there's no way I can pass up featuring this awe-inspiring painting. The Naiads by *Damascus5 (Suggested by `hellobaby and Featured by @Narfmaster)

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:iconhowlseage:
Well i have no crit. This is beyond my level. Love it. Even at the level its at now.

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:iconjoseherb:
You could make the faces in the back left less like Waterhouse's painting of the Nymphs.

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:iconcapprotti:
I'm LOVING this image. I'm a huge fan of some of the art that I'm sure influenced this. This is off to a near perfect start! I know it's a WIP but in case you hadn't though about these things yet, here is some of what I noticed.

1. Give the lily pads a little more love, (i.e. dimension, texture/reflective surface)
2. Some reflections on the surface of the water. Some subtle cleverly placed reflections will really make this illo POP!
3. And last, the perspective of the surface of the water wrapping around the center Naiad's knee is a little off, the water level should be a little higher toward the front of her thigh and calve.

Can't wait to see the finish! Good luck with this entry.

Mike

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:iconcapprotti:
Oh, and PLEASE leave at least one of the girls waterhouse-esque. I think it's a great *wink* to the viewer. :P

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:icontoolaree:
This reminds me of Naiads by Waterhouse ([link])

Fantastic work!

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:iconmethodtomymadness:
Really awesome concept, love this art piece can't wait for it to be finished

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:iconlol20:
So neat and cool at the same time ^^

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:iconryookibunny:
maybe it's just the water but.... the left forearm is wobbly looking.
also, the bottom part of the right leg seems too small compared to the significantly larger thigh
:iconvelena-gorosama:
The upper-left girl's knee should be higher than water level or at lesat be lighter. Also you may show more depth of water on her dress - the lower part should be darker.

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:iconeyziggy:
Saw this picture on CA, and i really love it. But since I don´t have any constructive critisism to add than what´s already been said I´ll post here instead of spamming CA. ;) You´ve handled the underwaterparts beautifully, and you´ve done a really good job on the naiads faces and expressions. Also love the naiad in the lower right corner, how only the sholder is above the waterline.

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February 23
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