Appealing
I understand you were commissioned to do this, but my only real gripe is that I would have liked to see a sadistic smile or at least more mood/personality instead of the cute blank "look at the camera and say cheese" type pose. I do like the eyes. Cool perspective and even though you're using bright colors, as a whole they look subtle. Nice highlighting and shading. The reflection on her forehead from light shining thru her hair looks great and the backlighting adds even more depth. The bonesaw looks a little rushed -the outline might be a bit too purple and shes barely holding on to it. I'd really like to see some stuff from you w/ less influence from Japanese art. Do something gritty and realistic once for the hell of it, whadya say? I'll keep an eye out. Good piece.