Advice/critique my manip please!

[Pinot's Mom]

I think the skyline is just there; it doesn't really do any justice to the piece, sorry. My personal opinion is it should be cropped where it's still green, or perhaps a bluer skyline could be added.

The rest of it is very pretty, though!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Wow, very neat! I think the pool looks like it should be set on the edge of a forest, with the horse in a nearby meadow like it is. What about adding some trees behind the girl? I also think a storm coming in on the skyline would look very dramatic...but then again I have no idea how to do that sort of thing so I don't know how difficult it would be! You are really good at it.

[Karen]

Both the horse and the girl need shadows, however slight, so they look like they are actually there, not pasted on. I would lighten the surface of the water some, as the sky is light and there's not reason for it to be that dark, water reflects the sky, and of course the girl's hand should have a slight reflection in the water as well. You might want to flip the horse, as right now the biggest jarring thing is his light source is coming from the rights, and the girl's light directly from the left .... unifying your light source will help!

[Suki Wingy]

Thanks Karen. Like I said, this is sort of a rough cut right now. I'm thinking I want the horse a bit smaller too. I'm hesitant to do anything with the water until I'm sure the girl is in the right place and until I make up my mind about the weather. I think I want it to be a late summer's day.