It's too dark. Mood lighting is one thing, but when it's like a bad case of glaucoma, you need to lighten the image. It's almost impossible to see your figures, they basically look like shadows.

EDIT: Much better. Your focal point is easier to appreciate now. Good work.

I brightened the image. Thank you.

Very nice mood author, and great imagination...good luck

I would suggest working a little more on the detail around the head, at the moment it looks very two dimensional, and it doesn't fit with the rest of the image. I also notice (even in low-res) that there is a section of very overstretched pixels around the neck, try to avoid that by duplication and cloning.

Good luck.

nice mood,but Its not new.stick with your own style.That's your real talent

textures are always fun! and i like your overlaying texture here (familiar, i think i've used that quite a few times! )...one thing, i might suggest using a soft edge eraser set at a 15 or 25 % opacity and erase a little more around your main focus of your piece...so that the texture doesn't detract from the focus. also, might make the boy a bit more visable, right now he's getting lost in the business.
i agree with ponti on the pixels on the neck...and on the bit of the head looking "flat" ... could us a bit of work.

all in all, i say good luck to you!

Wonderful!! Love the mystical style!

Thanks a lot for all your suggestions. I'll work on that

Nice job overall, some very good points made above. The only thing that concerns me about the composition is that the little child is right under the monsters head, yet seems to be looking off into the distance rather than up at its face.

Work Updated. Thanks everyone

Did you try to place the kid a bit to the left and rotate his head so that he looks at the monster's head and not like ignoring him? I know it's not easy but it would have a great effect.

Lol I`m partial to a loch ness image myself .... Great image author & very best of luck!

Nice.

cute idea.... colors work well here.... little dark...but nice....gl author

I really llike that you did something different. That's the only way to grow. I agree about having the child looking up, but congrats on a good entry! GL

how sweet!!!! Love the softness of the little girl.

Dont tap the glass! .... Good luck author!

great scene author...best of luck

cute scene..... good work... good luck

Reminds me of Nemo! GOOD JOB

Im an aussie and hate the ocean............ why you may ask.............. cause of pictures like this

The mouth looks a little bit fake.
The rest of the image looks great
Reminds me of 'deep blue sea :O'
Gl author

Very realistic! Well done...
@Keiley22: I heard that there is a tuna farm in Australia...

@erikuri: there lost of different farms in Australia.......... me im a city girl so it could all be rumours hehehehe

I knew there was a good reason never to go deep sea diving!

Get out "Jaws" there is a new guy in the water..... gl

GREAT!!!

great choice of images -- may be a more defined line between the girl and fish would improve this

The fish half is side profile (the top fin away from the viewer), while the woman half is facing upwards to the viewer...The angle just doesn't work, and the blending is very rough, looking like an uneven blur erase. The woman half's skin will need to start turning the color of the fish half (Gradient) before you erase blend it into the fish, and the fish needs to either be a bit more "belly up," or the woman needs to be facing downwards more.

THANKS NATOR BETTER THIS WAY

Agree on every aspect of the comment of Alan and MossyB.
Gl author !

Good luck author

nice combination.... gl

Very nice work but I did some research but unfortunately the "sharkman" isn't a myht creature. Its just a fictious one

wasn't it supposed to be a water creature? Else I will go and have to change some stuff. Can anyone help out on this? Not very clear to me when reading the contest details. Just let me know if it doesn't fit the subject!

to me the contest meens there are myths and folklores that there are yet to be discovered creatures in the seas. it doesnt say anything about using documented myths about specific creatures. so id say ur entry is fine

Here's what Lamantine told me when I asked about creating a fictitious creature:
Well, I was thinking about any water creatures which were not proven to exist but in which some persons believe and that has its own legend. The list I've given is partial ; you can search for other myth sea creatures online. But I'm afraid you can't create one from your mind.

So the list on the link that he posted does have names of quite a few creatures, most have a description only, and a couple do have an image of some sort. I'm sure that there are lots more names and descriptions out there if you look further. Good luck to everyone!
EDIT: anything goes!

as the moderator mentioned, it's okay to make up your own so i'll keep it this way, my original idea!

cool work author...gl

looks cool....a little dark.... but nice... gl