Top part of violin is transparent, part of a sound hole is showing through the woman's hand, violin could be smaller.

Hi CMYK46, it's been ages since I had a decent crit from you - thought you were poorly Will get to work immediately - it's big 'cos it WAS a CELLO! (NOT) but was when I entered, so maybe I'll leave it? See how it goes! Soooooooooooooooo good to hear from you

OK. It's definately a violin now (hopefully) Hope the changes meets your very exacting standards CMYK46 And mine also of course!

Actually, it's too small now.

The lighting on the violin (front left) does not match the light source on the woman (above front left.
It also does not look like she is holding it, because the edges are too sharp in comparison to the rest of the image, and the position of her fingers would have it slipping through them.

CMYK46 - YOU SAID: Actually, it's too small now. You kidding about this now????? Ooooooh -I hope so!

MossyB, I'll get on to it in the morning, comments appreciated though, but as you can see, I've had CMYK46 to contend with and that's quite enough for one night!

LOL author, just find a pic of someone holding a violin and you'll see the correct proportions...it ain't rocket surgery!

Also it looks like a bit of an artifact on her left hand - slipped with the brush maybe?

itgik - just tell me EXACTLY what is wrong with her left hand. They are from the original image and I can't see what's wrong?????? (Should have stayed in bed...)

I have changed it to the best of my limited abilities!

May not be the best technical image (see above critiques for more on that) ... that is just time, practice and a willingness to learn (which the author has shown).

BUT ...on the other hand; it is a very emotional image and when I first looked at it (before reading the comments) I got goosebumps. You get points from me for that alone. Great concept!

Kind words arca - thank you!

I would suggest enhancing the highlights on the violin to better match the lighting of the environment arount it. Compare the top of the instrument to her shoulder. Good luck.