Overall

Vision Vision

Originality Originality

Technique Technique

Impact Impact

Above all, I must generally say this is a beautiful deviation. So much about it is spot on. The first thing that struck me was the shading. It is masterfully done and emphasizes all the movement, but naturally (meaning that although the fish are moving more than the surface of the water, they are appropriately shaded for their depth.) Yet at the same time, the mermaid is more lit, bringing the eye to where it belongs, the focus of the image. What I next noticed was the contrast of the mermaid's warm color scheme against the cool ocean blue and the parts of the fish's scales. The mermaid's colors appropriately complement the lighting placement; as do the fish's: their muted yellow scales contrast more subtly allowing the appreciator's attention to go where it most should. Then perfectly subdued so as not to be obstructive and thus take away from the rest of the picture, but still present to allow well-crafted flow, the movement, which, in either direction, guides the eye to the focus- either from her wavy hair down, from the unstill surface leading to the left to the fish which naturally point down and around up the mermaids arm, or from her tail to her light dress, to her face- was, too, very well done. It emphasizes the piece in all the right ways. I have no choice but to give the technique five stars. I would love to praise further but that's not useful.More could have been done with the actions in the picture. The ocean teems with life, many different species, and various phenomena. There is so much more to environment which you could have added to make the scene come alive and entertain, e.g. if the mermaid and fish were swimming around some exotic coral or other shallow water surroundings. But keeping in mind that the technique adds to the picture, I give the vision four stars.Here, the originality is closely tied to vision. Again, if you had included other scenery, this would have been a more novel piece. There are too few elements to in it to make the scene pop.Because of the immediate eye catchingness, this art piece really sticks with the appreciator and makes a great impression. Again, although it lacks a little in the way of action, this is fantastically crafted. I hope to see more as beautiful as it in the future.