Madonna and Child

What a gorgeous piece! The level of detail is spectacular, and it has such a beautiful style. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Big Grin)" />

The only real feedback I can think to give is about her shoulders. They seem to be up a little high, making her look a little tense to me. Maybe the could be brought down a bit, so that the angle between the shoulder and the neck is less of a right angle? More of a slant. Usually, the line created by the bone under the neck goes up a bit while the line from the neck to the shoulder goes down, almost creating a diamond shape.

Anyway, anything else I have to say isn't exactly something I think would improve the piece, it's just something to think about or experiment with for next time. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)" />

Moving on, I adore the plants in the background! Is there any particular reason the stems are outlined in white and the leaves aren't? I love how the background is just as detailed as the foreground, but it's so much darker that it doesn't get confusing or distracting. Between the plants on top and the flowers at the bottom, you've created a beautiful natural border.

With the crosshatching, I think it's great how you've created so many different textures. I like how you've made her bracelets look like a different material than everything else. And you've given the plants a great woody texture. I almost wish that her skin and her clothes were a different texture from each other. Volume wise, so much of the piece is her skin and clothes, that if they were better differentiated from each other I think it would really add something.

But overall, beautiful job! You've developed such a stunning style. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/c/c…" width="20" height="20" alt="" title="Clap" />