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This is beautiful. It's simply eye-catching; the glow effect you added is fascinating and adds charm as well as personality to this piece. Not only that, but your application of the color theory is pretty efficient, with your knowing how to draw the attention of the viewer to your art in a matter of seconds, something I as an artist struggle with. It's obvious that you put a lot of effort into it, and that in and of itself is inspiring. Still, there are a lot of little tweaks that could make this illustration much more dynamic. For example, the way the arms are positioned is rather stiff, especially in comparison to the flow of the green sparkles that surround the subject matter. Honestly, the whole character is stiff, even the hair. While it's on the brink of fluidity in motion, especially with what seem to be story elements that are tactfully added (the knife, the green), the effect of the subject matter itself is anticlimactic. A way to fix that is to practice figure drawing--the very basics of it. While you seem to have a decent understanding of human anatomy (assuming that any anatomical inconsistencies present are for the sake of your art style), it's very important to realize how loose the human body can be, and also how tense. Now if the reason your character came out stiff was because you wanted her body to be tense, the main issue is that you didn't focus on the drama aspect of it all; her head wasn't at a dramatic angle, her expression conveys a mix of mellowed out shock and intensity that could be amped up, and her arms weren't more bent, her stance not more protective of her life. The main difference between tense and stiff is that the concept of 'tense' uses rigidity to convey a strong emotion while stiffness does the opposite. A really good reference that gives tips about this stuff and tons of examples that I suggest you check out is 'How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way' by Stan Lee and John Buscema. There are tons of relevant advice for artists in it in general despite the fact that its name is comic-geared, and it's helped me grasp the fluidity of the human form.The other issue that really stuck out is how the colors blend a little too well (especially with the character's clothing), there's a lack of contrast that could really add some extra pop to your drawing. What I suggest is that you select tones that are similar to your character's outfit or hair color but have undertones that go with the mood but contrast the color scheme. Because the color scheme is composed of cool colors, a nice way to offset that would to add some warm color in her outfit; like a very dark red that looks like black but still has that warm undertone. Really, just try to experiment more so that it doesn't seem as though you're playing it safe.Really, this was a satisfying piece to look at. It's extremely pretty, the linework is pretty clean and the experience you have as an artist radiates from it. I like how you create a mysterious vibe, one that creeps up on the viewer. I like how it told a story. Hopefully, these tips might help the story be even better.