Don’t get too upset, Linda, that just doesn’t suit you. :sad:
Just get some sleep, takes some time away from your painting, relax with your cat, and soon, you’ll feel much better. 
(and also just forget about certain individuals “critiques” - sometimes I think people get so jealous over other people’s talent, that they just try to find any stupid little reason to find fault with it)
I think a break would benefit both you as a person and the painting. Sometimes is a good ideea to take a break and come back with fresh eyes and new forces. You often discover things that you missed before, because you were so used to that piece of work.
Take what’s good from life, ignore the rest.
-Claudiu
Cheer up and Have a bourbon while watching a sunset…
Thankyou for coming and commenting on my work it means alot to me
This challenge format can be a tough, always feels like you are being pushed and pulled all over the place and I can be a tempramental artist at times…hehe
:sad: sorry if my crit made you sad Linda…your work actually is more than perfect(having read that you even made the study of the poses)…i’ve taken the image and printed it and the leg is ok:thumbsup: i think the screen wasn’t showing the colors right and the shadows lookd different…sorry again…i haven’t been drawing for a loot of time…you can see that in my work…try to relax more,and sleep…and don’t let anything get to you to much and if it dose…i’m sure it will pass:)…i don’t have the money to buy d’artiste…but i’ve read what i could from the cgnetworks page…you know…they don’t teach digital painting in our country…i think…i’ve searched for classes…but nothing…what can i say but good luck in your other projects and in this contest:applause:
Breaks are good in my opinion anyway. Your peice has me, and everyone at my college just go ‘wow’. I think it’s really coming along great. Best of luck Linda, you’ve put a LOT of time and effort into the peice, and it really does show. Can’t wait till you do some more
i have ment to tell you this way earlier, but damn this is the best entry i have seen till now!
I dont know if someone else still stands a chance, really good work!
I wish i knew how to draw figures like you, i have a real hard time with anatomy :sad:
Oh btw, Yesterday Night i dreamt about me drawing your piece called “The London Ladies”, lol i was so happy, but then i woke up 
anyway, have fun!
An incredible image, a great piece art. The set is extremly harmonious. Details brought in feet of the woman are remarkable and the painting of the miscellaneous buttefly insects and birds is fabulous. How to give a criticism, it is impossible mission. The big art, simply, a small question, which uses you as software?
I like the composition and use of colors in your image very much!
Interesting concept… I am still trying to figure out some elements…
goodLuck!
LINDA!
I wouldn’t hurt you !
I just said What I feel…
I read your second answer… as you’re sorry for the first answer…
anyway , I really think all you said in the first one wasn’t only due to the fact you were upset…
and something Hurted me Too…
What I said you with all the frankness I can,(but with all my kindness too…) I said to others too… AND even if you don’t care of my little person , BE SURE this kind of comments from me means that I really enjoy your works and I just want you to enhence yourself…
I don’t take the time netheir the attention to post this long kind of comments to someone I really don’t care … 
best regards.
with all my kindness…
PS : For the feet : I think they are good sized I can’t critic you on technic of course… no one can… 
MAGICAL AS USUAL :love: no…im not watching this first time…i see ur works almost everyday :love:
Hallå Linda!
There is a saying that goes Opinions are like assholes, everybodys got one. This is unfortunately what happens when a person has talent and skill like you, people will always try to put you down, dont let them. I think you should take a long walk, here in Stockholm its a beautiful spring day and a walk always gets me in a better mood. Your painting is coming along great so dont lose fate!
Everyone is entitled to their opinions and comments. As a profesional, listen. If there are some truth, accept it and change for the better. If they are not, just ignore them and take it with a pinch of salt and move on. The truth will always hurt, else just read their comment with a smile and an opened mind. That is all.
As you mentioned Linda, this is your first time entering in a competiton and posting your work in a forum for people to critic. Encouraging and discouraging comments are bound to be plenty and unavoidable ya.
You are still my favourite.
Hey, guys, everyone <3 <3 <3
Don’t worry, and I’m sorry. It was the combination of a shitty week, a couple of really, really rude hatemails regarding this piece, the very insulting voice of someone a few pages back - and then the ensuing fight that had nothing to do with the piece, it really just put me on edge.
For the record, I always appreciate criticism that regards the technique and things I can do better. If the foot is too big, I need to know the foot is too big - I won’t be hurt if you tell me and I won’t be upset. I’ll look at the foot and I’ll think – is it too big? and if it is, I’ll shrink it, and if I’m not sure,I’ll leave it the way it is. I’ve pointed out a massive amount of times that I love this type of comment - both in my ordinary topics and in this one (also, for the record, the crits I’ve received in this thread have been insanely helpful: something I’ve also pointed out).
As regards to the rest… I’m always a little on edge with subject matter criticism. People who either tell me I draw boring things, or that I’m a boring person, or that I should simply draw something else. I’ve always been firmly convinced that subject matter is the artist’s business, and it’s no fun painting at all if we can’t decide ourselves what to paint. What made me a little sad this time around is that it seemed like a couple of people I respected suddenly thought I’d stagnated with my work, and, well… honest, would you like to hear that? I just pointed out that I hadn’t, not in my own eyes - read the post, I wasn’t even that upset about -that-, I just wanted to reply to something that came off as a little hurtful.
And, in turn, being hurtful myself. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. I’m an asshat. I love you guys, honest, I was just a little bit on the defensive side last night for a number of reasons - please forgive me.
Still, as I said, I’m not getting back to this piece for a while. I’ll finish the other concept, but not for the competition, just for fun instead.
So, W!L, Neozoom (and anyone else I might have offended), I’m sorry, I took your bit of thought the entirely wrong way, and I didn’t intend to. Look at what I said again, I wasn’t trying to point anyone out as a bad guy, I just wanted to defend myself and make it clear that no, I don’t think my work has slowed down, and I love doing this piece - and that I’m sorry if it seems that way to a few people. I’ll stand by that, I honestly love working on this picture (well, not at the moment). Man, I hate the internet for making misunderstanding way, way, way too easy.
I don’t want to be another asshole in the wind here, but I feel like I have to:D…
I was about to post when you posted Linda, and all things fair and square I find you’re being too kind.
No offense to anybody for sure you know! But these comments cam across to me as totally out of line anyway, what if you hadn’t defended yourself? Smart thing to leave the post up in that regard. I’m not the one to be favoring laws and systems at all, but this forum has some guidelines and they’re there for a reason. Separate threads for separate pieces, and so on (the exception makes the rule). First going at the person behind them on a matter of personal preference and then apologising seems a backwards event to me. It seems ilogical behavior just to provoke a response. After 55 pages of posts, if it was an issue it would’ve come up, and it didn’t.
Maybe one of my cat stories would’ve been more fun in the end, but I feel this was a necessary fart into the wind.:wise:
Anyway cheers to you all. You’re after all very polite and seem to be well meaning. That’s cool. And who am I, to be lecturing you all?:applause:
Man, I hate the internet for making misunderstanding way, way, way too easy.
amen to that.
So sorry you have had to through such troubled times.
Similar things have happened maybe once a contest and
it’s always an unfortunate thing.I do think we have cleared
them up good and understand eachother better each day.
Private Messages are a good way to clear up matters and
to make sure no one was unintentionally insulted.
Enayla, you only need a quick look around to see that
you’re pretty far from being boring. Those comments you
know are one in a million.
All the best to you in the future
-Squib
Just know that when I get bored I frequent some websites or watch movies.
Yours is bookmarked just so I can have a bit of fun at least. And I learn a lot from them too!
So anyway, to turn a tale backwards once over. A while back we had my poor aunt over for a visit, a very nice lady and kind. You know, the caring aunt everybody has. But she was here during a normal week. Nobody was home:), except the cats. And we have some disturbed cats with issues and all.
Anyway my best catly friend decided he had to go outside, she didn’t know why and decided to stand in front of him and stare him in the eye to tell him that he would NOT be going outside, because of-course she didn’t know if it was allright(makes sense though).
She moves away again and turns on the tele and does something on the sofa(yes sewing).
My some what handicapped friend, since he can’t talk, decided who would have to make things more clearly to her. Sort of display the gravity of the situation, so he jumped on the couch and gave her a stern look. And turned around… and started pee-ing all over the sofa.
With a look, or so I’ve been told, of strange satisfaction. I thought it’d fit the previous a bit. I have 8 cats you see, 'nuff stories for anyone.