Azurelle  07/11/06 @818

First GEORGEOS painting as always Marta

Alecueous  07/11/06 @824

You'd think your toes would be apart from eachother more because of the angle they are to the foot. And I can't really tell if her foot is resting on something or not, but it is a very beautiful picture. I like it a lot.

NoxiouS  07/11/06 @826

This is awesome, I love it you really did a great work on the skin tones and the shadows, and the hands look so real!

ThruMyEyez  07/11/06 @829

Lovely skin tones and great textures.

kittyKat  07/11/06 @835

WOW check this out http://www.blackeri.com/WIPhand.jpg wow WOW that looks really real the whole painting is great but... one thing that front leg with the foot maybe show some more highlights to show the back heel Brvo... very good work

Valera  07/11/06 @844

Remarkable painting...wow. +10

ramy  07/11/06 @844

Wow this is incredible, I always love the textures you do, and especially the intricate patterns on the clothing. My only (very very) minor crit, which I noticed after looking at it for a long time, is the fact that her calves are not shaped the same way, but maybe my eyes are deceiving me. Regardless, +9/9, gorgeous work.

decrepitude  07/11/06 @849

I LOVE the lightning in her left hand. Great work, you look all the details, is great.

ARZILLIER66  07/11/06 @850

Beautiful work! like always, cool style, cool technique, cool composition, cool all +10

tetbautista  07/11/06 @856

amazing work!

Kuroneko  07/11/06 @864

wonderful! i love it!! it's amazing!!

cupcake  07/11/06 @881

Lovely job +10

cypherx  07/11/06 @887

Well I think you'll get loads of "awesomes" and "cools" and "amazings" with this, so I hope you don't mind a slight crit. From the tummy up in the painting, it's superb. Great face, lovely hand, lovely lighting. I think her legs down throw off the painting a lot though. The left foot is in a really awkward position, and the calfs look a might off, as well as the position of her right knee, I think perhaps it's too close to her torso, making it look as if she has almost no upper leg. I think if you fixed those few minor things the piece would have a much more inviting effect.

Theliel  07/11/06 @890

very very beautiful!!

slickgreekgeo  07/11/06 @895

Your work never ceases to amaze me. Great skin tones and the lightning is extremely well done. +10

SudnDeath  07/11/06 @909

awesome work +10

jimiyo  07/11/06 @920

thats Elite! straight to the top! +10

Bliss  07/11/06 @933

Marta, your works always impress me and I bow myself to the master!

Tanthalas  07/11/06 @938

I dont have words...

Wysiwyg  07/11/06 @944

Never fail to impress, and congrats on your position helping with ImagineFX. Maybe it's just a stereotype, but I think her ankle is a bit too thick (we call em' cankles in the US ). That's about the only part that really imo needs a tweak. You've mastered fabric no doubt...how about stepping out of that comfort zone and trying for say...transparencies or even transparent fabric Keep up the good work, and thanks for the extra links.

Madanapale  07/12/06 @964

Wonderful Work! Carlos

zarobio3  07/12/06 @998

The hands... ah! they are amazing.... Thank you for the aditional material. It's really interesting and useful. Really good. Congratulations.

chrisgraphics  07/12/06 @053

It really gives that spatial 3dimensional feeling. I believe the rocky background is actually a manipulated photo. Am I right?

Wallace  07/12/06 @086

Wonderfull stuff. There are some slight anatomical 'mishaps' but they are metnioned so I wo't go in repeat I think the the greyish shadow on her right shoulder is a bit out of place. The lighting and details are awesomeness. You did use a photo for the background right? Ah well, I could be very well mistaken as youre so talented + 10

GBrush  07/12/06 @089

WOW~~~ Wonderful Work!

eshine  07/12/06 @148

Absolutely breathtaking! +10

JESR  07/12/06 @269

GREAT ILUMINATION. +10/10

elf  07/12/06 @283

amazing light congrats +10

BlacKeri  07/12/06 @312

Thank you so very much for the feedback guys As for fixing, as far as publishing goes, it's a bit too late, but I think I might fix it for my personal satisfaction As for the background, no, it's not a photo. I couldn't place a full rock texturing tutorial, as that is a part of the publication, but I tried to put a few tips in the link you can see attached. The background is just some really easy to paint smudges and custom brushes made BASING on rocks (made a custom from my own rock photo). I still don't think it counts as "manipulation" cause it's painted... Or am I wrong?

Rita  07/12/06 @331

Just fantastic - as usual!!

meltaxin  07/12/06 @408

oohhhh what a work... i love it...

WarrenLouw  07/12/06 @440

man!! your too good! her face is amazing! although the lighting isnt quite accurate between her legs and the dress. great stuff though!

Jenna20  07/12/06 @478

wow,amazing work Beautiful!

sajjad  07/12/06 @519

very nice good luck.

sdavis75  07/12/06 @580

Very, very impressive. +10

Kelandra  07/12/06 @666

Sorry I'm late to comment. Your works are so inspiring! Before I started painting 6 months ago I stumbled onto GFX and saw your "Seven Deadly Sins" works I was completely breathless...breathless still! I'm watiting for that tutorial

Anat  07/12/06 @722

really outstanding... the detailing, especialy for the woman and the dress, are amazing.

Traff  07/12/06 @735

Feels pre-raphaelite - really emotive piece of work. Phill

landeroc  07/12/06 @738

*in awe*

Daykan  07/12/06 @909

amazing!! beautiful work!!

Wysiwyg  07/13/06 @992

making custom brushes from photos to apply as paint textures in no way deems this photomanip...

architectus  07/13/06 @213

top marks from me, the skin tones are nice and soothing, especially in her left hand. Her skin almost looks sureal, angelic, or something.

thienbao  07/13/06 @245

awesome! some minor lighting problems, but beautiful still.

Pirotess  07/13/06 @413

awsome work! what else can I say...

Mila-22  07/13/06 @780

Really soft and beautiful!!! Stonishing...

microbe  07/14/06 @168

great detail.but seem difference light on the rock and girl? nice stuff though!!

ZedoCaixao  07/14/06 @169

Awesome textures and lighting, well done!

naf  07/14/06 @290

Amazing! I'm a big fan of your work! Glad to see another masterpiece from you!

velvetta  07/14/06 @405

this piece is extraordinary ...more realistic than usually... i really like the atmosphere you created, really emotional

tenshi  07/14/06 @773

amazing, i love the light +10

seeThrou  07/15/06 @977

The hands are my favorite part, you took alot of time and dedication to make this spectacular, I am in awe of your works.

JustLiveLife823  07/17/06 @448

Okay so I did cry on this one. I knew one of them would get me. Its so beautiful. The wanting in her face. The sadness in her eyes. Her skin color is gorgeous. I love the light shinning through. Its an amazing picture!

Metrini  07/17/06 @545

Wow ....other than the placement of her right knee, really beautiful job. The fabic is exquisite as usual!

PeterGrave5  07/19/06 @564

yeah the back leg does look a little off, but you have to really soak it in to notice, the main focus of the painting is completely well done though, superb technique, the lighting alone is in a class of its own.

Firefly98  07/21/06 @943

A beautiful image that goes along with the myth. The only thing that confued me was the flowers. Lilly's don't really go with the myth of Persephone, but a very beautiful painting nonetheless.

BloodLust  07/23/06 @789

I'm all gitty inside beautiful and awe inspiring +10

YOYO  07/25/06 @590

Very nicely done. Beautiful paintsrokes! The folds have a very classical approach to them. The embroidery really remids me of the insanely amazing work done by Matejko.

zanzibar  07/25/06 @604

awesome

flowjoe  07/26/06 @413

crazy go nuts good as allways

PJClapp  07/27/06 @258

Really an amazing painting. Love the design to the dress. Also the lighting is great. Congrats on getting the piece published. What is it going to be in if you dont mind me asking. Also all the wip links are very cool to see.

Cigaro  08/08/06 @006

her foot has a weird positon because it seems like the fingers are floating...maybe define the stone the fingers are stretching on a bit more? rest is perfect, esp lighting and the texture on the stones

MISIL  08/09/06 @779

Beautiful work

CloudBurst  08/13/06 @748

One of my favourite works of the past few months

MiyakoToudaiji  09/05/06 @648

Poor Persephone longing for the Sunlight right out of the Hades! Very good interpretation of the mythological stuff!

sympathy  09/07/06 @537

amazing image but still gives the impression the legs are just to short. +7/7

anastasia  09/18/06 @802

One of my favourites... Well done. I love her face and hair

realaltay  01/06/07 @732

very nice work!! i love it

Raja  02/25/07 @889

I love this! She's absoletly gorgeous as well as the technique you've used. Her hands look so real as well as the rest of her!

Elitha  03/12/07 @659

Wow.. If I hadn't seen your works with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have beleived that someone could paint so realistically. This is just so amazing!! You must have so much patience.. I really wanted to see your 'additional dowloads' but the links won't work. That's okay though And just out of cutiousity, how long have you been painting? I have just began experimenting with photoshop, and I hope that a few years down the road I'll be as good as you Thanks for sharing your beautiful paintings and being an inspiration.