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This was an exceptionally hard piece for me to critique. As an art director, my battle cry is more, more, more. Make it more dynamic, make it more emotional, tell me a story with your picture.Given the emotional and static nature of this piece, I think the only thing that is generally wrong is the position of the viewer. A slightly higher position, looking a bit down at her, would have captured the pensive mood better. Lower angles inject tension into the picture.The composition of this pieces seems bland and boring with a cursory look. But then I start to see things coming out of it, and it really throws my normal opinion of such a static piece way off. I know nothing about the subject matter, but I see a girl in a very relaxed state, with her legs kicked up in a slightly whimsical manner, her shoulders clearly relaxed ... and yet her hair gives a hint of something a bit wild and unkempt, as if we're capturing her in a rare moment of tranquility. The look on her face is tired, pensive, absent-mindedly playing with the bug crawling up her arm, too concerned with other things to do the typical girly bug-on-me freakout.Your palette is really pretty good on her skin. For the clothing, well, I'd definitely have gone with a different color. But as I understand it, this is an established character with a master sheet, so your options are limited. I'd certainly be unhappy if any of my artists departed from the master sheet, so I can't hold that against you. For her skin tone, though, I would have gone with something in a blue, slightly tinted towards violet, were I given the freedom to do so.I normally am not a fan of static pieces at all. But you have certainly captured an emotional sort of moment with this piece, and you have adeptly shown that moment to the viewer. If there is such a thing as a static piece that demands page space, this piece is it.