Fabulous work author...great drawing,fantastic colors...only one thing...shadow is a bit to dark and to big,lover the opacity of the shadow and make her smaller...good luck

hmm, posted almost 4 hours ago, is there an sbs coming? no description either, it's good work, but how was this done?

Edit: gorgeous work!

this is a really nice drawing, but I would have liked to see how you made the color.

Nice shell

Thanks erathion for your suggestion I update it, I hope it is better then previous one.

Nice and realistic......... great job.. good luck author..

Great entry author . . . . All the best to u . . .

amazing work

Great job.

amazing!!!!

absolutely beautiful

grumble (frippin Georgia O'keefe) grumble..(high high high marks) (wish I could do this) grumble (I don't care about the SBS, this looks like a photograph) grumble (too good to be true) hehehe.. Great Job author... ZOWIE and big hugs

EDIT: I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER.. but it's just so good... I can't think of anything

Beautiful rose and great skills!

Thank you for your comments. I am happy with the results. Com'on Golem you can do better!!

Ahh.. i thought it was a photo..

WTG!!! what a beautiful painting!!!! inspiring

its so beautiful,amazing work

This IS beautiful and amazing!

curious.....is smudge allowed in the drawing contests? The rules for the drawing are not real clear, especially when the rules and guidelines say one thing and the contest says another ie: basic adjustments.

Wow...that's amazing!

Hello all, thanks for comments. K5683. Well, I read the guidelines and rules, and it does not say anything about "not" using the smudge tool. If you check the other entries, there are some with color, and watercolors. What I did different here, is adding more detail to my original drawing. Check (SBS) please. Thank you for your comment.

while very nicely done, you changed the art form from drawing to painting, the drawing no longer shows in the finished image, which I thought the contest called for - Drawing

very nice, it almost looks like its coming out of the screen.

The shadings, color and lighting are all beautifully done! Talented drawing skills, author!

wow ........very beautiful

Your comments are very appreciated. Thanks again.

WOW! This is amazing! *favs it*

it's more a digital illustration that a pencil drawing (color, watercolor, etc)

good work, looks almost Real..

Wow this is absotly amazing!

Congrats for your first place, George!

WOW! You are NUMBER ONE!!!

Congrats, this really is beautiful

Really amazing work! congratulations! very talented !!!

Thank you again for your congratulations. I think you all did a wonderful work in your drawings. You all, should be proud of your abilities to draw.

Congrats!

congrats

congrats

Congratulations!

congratulations for 1st.

congratulations!

Congrats! Beautiful!