wow it’s certainly passed a threshold from promising to assured awesomeness!!
crit: I think it’s a bit problematic with the dark woods and her dark silhouette. I guess you may be planning some rim:ish lighting from light posts or maybe some vague but adequate shine through in the forest behind her would help the composition… mihgt be neat to see some light in the forest for the forests sake too…
you already know I love how this is coming, its going to stick out from lots of other entries, very original. I would support our friend with the light coming in from the trees idea it always adds a great lighting effect if you can pull it off, its always a little tricky but I’m sure you can. keep it up bro! 
Erik: Thank yoU!! 
Maybe my screen is very bright… humm, But yea im working on some reflections and stuff to lighten the legs up a bit. Btw i forgot to mention i tweaked some perspective for the upper suitdude and lightpost… Does it work better? I’m so blind with this image right now its hard to work with. Thanks again m8! Appriciate it… 
live2contage: Thanks man!
-Niklas
cool! yeah I actually saw that perspective improvement right away but forgot to comment looks better!
Beautiful, etherial, unique…your painting style seduces the eye. This is very calm image in comparison to to the others in the competition, so no doubt it will stand out.
I have to admit that I’m not crazy about the humanoid figures in suits and ties, if humans have evolved into these misty beings over many eons I don’t see why they would still wear such restictive clothing, but you said you like them and ultimately its your world
Also as others have mentioned, watch the darkness of the forest behind her because it’s threatening to swallow her up. Maybe highlighting the trunks a little more will add some more texture to the area.
Last thought, her beautiful face is such a strong highlight in such a dark area, maybe highlight some of the leaves to add more texture here too, nothing extreme, just a touch here and there to make the dark areas more interesting.
Crits aside, overall this is a commanding piece. Beautiful work!
Erik: Yay! Thanks!
Segvoia: Thanks man! Yea i guess if you look at the story first and then at the image it raises a question mark, but in the end its not like it couldnt work with the story, In my mind it does so very well, i wont spell it out for you right now though! 
In the end i really just want the image to work for itself as long as i dont get disqualifyed I’m happy… And yea I’ve been working alot with the darkness vs siluett and what i wanted to do was for her upper body to really pop while still leaving the legs visible but not eyecatching, my screen is very bright so that might have been a problem… Anyway I’ve done some some minor lighting changes to the legs. I kind of want her to pop out and at the same time feel connected to the forrest like she’s a part of it and the forrest is a part of her. Thank you very much for the crits, its helps alot!
-Niklas
Hey Niklas!! This is looking great, I can’t wait to see the final illustration, keep up!!
Silkcats: Hey man, thanks for the encouragement, its much appriciated! I’ll make sure to check your thread out when this madness is over hehe…
Ok I’m sitting here with a cold trying to finish this bitch. Its gonna be a long night… Deadline is 6 am my time. All my sheets are pretty much done except the final illustration. Gonna try to push it until the end… Please give you thuoghts on these sheets while i can change it. Have i missed anything? probably, im so tired… Something bothering you? The borders to dark? Here they are… All thought very welcome and appriciated!
-Niklas
Here is my final… Thank’s everyone for the great support and for the valuable feednack given, couldnt have finished like this by myself. Now i need some sleep. As always i appriciate any kind of thought you might have on my work. Good luck to everyone struggling to finish within the last hours!
-Niklas
Hey Niklas. Well done! A perfect coloring matched with your skill in design. Great job my friend. 
Cheers! Hope you be one of the winners.
Best wishes:
Alireza
Hello FrozZT and Congrats on a job well done. This is such a wicked piece. Its got beautiful eerie, magical feel to it!
Goodluck with the judgings and again, Congrats!
Excellent work man, the story is cool and the character very charismatic. Hope to see you in finals !
Hey Niklas,
Awesome and beautiful concept, love the final image, great feeling and atmosphere on it. All the best !! You deserve a big tequila bottle Cheers!!
Gorgeous work! You added subtle details in the darker areas of the canvas that have unified the whole image. Beautiful work, good luck to you
Sweet Niklas, huge congrats to you for a job well done. BTW, I loved the story :love:
Synectikos: Thanks man!
ario: Thanks m8, im not counting on placing really, I’d be happy to be in the top 50 maybe. Lots f good stuff out there… Glad yo like it though!
DTRAN: Thanks man, im glad you like it! Too bad you didnt finish yours, it kicked ass.
DDS: Thanks! Im happy you find it inspiring!
Stutts: Wee Thanks, it feels great to have it done now…
Sepulverture: Thanks m8!
Abvrpt: Thanks, Im happy you found the story cool also, didnt spend much time writing it down but i guess i somehow was working it out as i painted the piece.
Ferx: Yay Tequila! Maybe it will kill my cold aswell as my braincells! Glad you like the paint m8!
Segvoia: Thank you! Yea i think i pulled it off quite well in the end, not exactly what i initially wanted maybe but it worked out fine…
GaeasHerald: Thanks man! Glad you like the story too, i worried that it’d feel cheesy or awkward, hard to judge for yourself and im not by any means a writer. Glad it got some good response!
It’s been good to take it easy and recover, going to keep doing that for a few days. Still sick and quite tired… But i do feel a bit inspired although i’ve decided not to pick up the pen until i feel good again. I kind of feel like doing some pen sketching on paper… I hope they will keep to the stages of judging set this year… Looking forward to the anticipation! Btw i think i might be going to the Massive Black workshop, so excited about it!
-Niklas