wow...! just WOW! those close-ups are wonderful!! +max!

wow, this is amazing....not much else to say.....

wonderful colors and details.
I have the feeling we have an elite artwork here... + max

very nice details...the effects u did also...

very exciting! love the bumblebee and other little details... +10

so beautiful

Dag Emile.
Very nice work. Good WIP aswell.
Since you seem so experienced, I was wondering; Where's your website?
One crit; The pose of the elf on the bee should be more expressive, since she's being pulled back so brutally.

Wow. So detailed. Beautiful work!

Very good... i love details !

Awesome job! I checked out your CGTalk thread and your first sketch has a beautiful quality and character to it.

The zoom in is completely amazing!!! There are so many little details done perfectly! I love the expressions on the faces of both characters! The red in the nails and hair gives way to a nice color balance! ... LOL Artoonator said Dag....

wonderful! I love her eyes. +9/9

i think one of the best here!

loving it!

this looks stunning..!
I love the way her face is done and the faerie looks great too, I would have liked to see a little more scared emotion on the faerie's face though.
Love the concept and the colours and how everything looks finished.
All those details are great! It's crazy how all of those details could be posted as finished artwork in these GFX galleries.
I don't think I would have figured out that this substance at the end of the tentacles is sticky and attracts insects on my own, you could clarify this a bit more by maybe let a few insects get stuck on them, though that might be a bit too much..

I have one question; how many hours did this take you?
Oh, and another question (like artoonator) ; where's your website?

Love,
Marleen

Huge number of details, excellent climate and perfect realization... excellent composition. My words of valuing!

welcome to gfx! Wonderful work!!!

LOVE THIS so cool, definately 8/8, nice textures.

Fantastic! Great detailwork and nice colors.

I like her expression. Everything else is said.

I love art with insects! And the detail and attention to textures makes me even happier. Wonderful piece all around. I didn't really notice the spider until I saw the close-up. He's so creepy. You did a great job with it.

This is out of this world. My favorite part is seeing the whole process on the CG tald WIP section. I also love the close ups. Amazing perfection!!!

wow... just wow... the amount of details is unbeliveble... awesome first post... well done
Welcome to GFX!

*add to favs* this is really great work... love all in this pictures... you can see that it's all done with love

my max ^_^

Waaah!Loveit!Love it!Love it!Love it! Creepy beautiful!

Definitely elite material.
I agree that the small fairy needs a more dramatic reaction, but this is excellent!

Wow! I wish I had more than 8 points to award! This is amazing! Thank you so much for posting the details and the WIP thread - they were wonderful to look through. I love everything about this - the Pitcher Plant-ish texture on her skin, the 'saddle with backrest' on the bee, the spider, the small fairy's wings, and the whole concept. Except, she's not really going to EAT that beautiful little fairy, is she? Little fairy escapes, right? Right? Terrific piece in every way -- thank you so much for sharing it.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
You know I only recently re-discovered my painting abilities
For many years I’ve been professionally busy with lots of things but nothing related to art.
Because of a small operation to my knee I couldn’t work or go out of the house for a while so, I had lots of time for experimenting with digital painting.

I’ve had a look at Painter IX but up until now I lose my way every time I use it.
The abilities to blend colors and textures are really amazing so I keep coming back to this wonderful program. But for now I use Photoshop. Its toolkit is limited compared to Painter IX but it feels much more intuitive to use to me.

Anyway this painting took me about 1 month (4-5 hours each day) When you read the w.i.p. on CGTalk you might notice that I did a lot of “re-do’s” and that the painting changes a lot from the initial drawing. The people responding to my w.i.p. really kept me going, it was great fun. I hope to produce more paintings although my time is limited to only a few hours a week now
About my website, you will now understand that there isn’t one, yet. Ask me again I a year or so .

I posted the wip from CGTalk here also because I learned so much myself while working on it. I thought it might help or inspire other people too.

I watched this a bit on CG talk, and I have to say, I'm way more impressed with the final product than I had anticipated. It just looks fabulous, and what a great idea. At first I couldn't figure out what the fairy was sitting on (the bee) or why she was stuck in a saddle... but yeah, this is just lovely. I think the expression is probably about right, because she hasn't had a chance to go into shear terror, assuming her reaction time is the same as a humans. Often times before we hit panic, we're in a state of "wtf?"... Anyhow, hope to see more stuff from you! top marks n' stuff

Ohh God VERY GOOD!! hmmm

I remember the WIP thread, good stuff!

+10 fabulous work

Emile I am late sorry
Since I am staggering around gfx today I just post here.

The idea and the execution is really stunning - I was also secretly lurking in the wip thread on cgtalk. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the fact that her eyes have almost the same green then her skin..I think I would have made them a tiny bit brighter to contrast more with her skin. That's only nitpicking though.

One of the best paintings I have seen in a long long time.The detail is awsome and inspiring. How big is the original version of this? You have the patience of a saint. Effin fantastic.

P.S just seen your WIP, bloody brill. I can definitely see you becoming the next big thing!

breathtaking ! the amount of detail is stunning ... max points from me!

+10

Amazing Emile...very, very, very good
I'm not a digital painter...so I have a question: how big is your original image in pixels ?

wonderful work

Thank you all very much for the comments.
One more thing I learned is that before deciding that a painting has reached its final stage one should put It out of sight for a week or two and then judge it again. I mean when you stare/work continuously for weeks on a painting you become less critical.
There are certain parts/aspects of this painting I would have done differently now as some people suggested here too. And adding some more boobies to get even more votes here at GFX- A

Some numbers:
Canvas: 4961 x 3508 pixels (A3) -300 dpi
About 100 - 150 layers. I was very unsure about everything so I kept most items on their own layer so I could easily change individual items.
Psd file size:368 Mb
My PC ( P4/3g and 2 Gb of ram) & PS CS2 convinced me to stop working on this project. They just couldn't take it anymore

greaT I love it! This is very original!! HUM!

Impressive! Compliments!

great +10

Fantastic !

O-o-o-o!! Great fantasy!!

OMG!!!!!
I think this picture is absolutely creepy and great: I like carnivorous plants and have some. She's so... carnivorous... colors are perfect to match with those of carnivorous plants.
I think you got also a perfect choice with her expression and posture.
Moreover, the spider is fabulous.

Premising this, my only critiques are that the background is a bit flat, it doesn't mix well with her figure, and the bugs aren't at the same level as the rest.
Notwithstanding this, I gave you the higher score I could, because I feel this picture is absolutely great both in concept and in realization.

Just WOW! and also OMG, that's amazing! This painting rocks man!
+10

Amazing work!

details are just amazing

green with envy!

amazing

fantastic piece and a great inspiration to people who always say i wish i could paint....... but never get around to seeing what talent and skills they possess....

hope you can find more time for creation

Godly, simply bliss!

I think you are one of the most technical painters
your work is just amazing.............

WOW
Fantasic
Amazing
Wicked
A favorite

If I would have the talent and the necessary knowledge then I would make artworks like this..my imagination is very much alike yours. Brilliant skillz you have!

En nu in Expose4!!!! Gefeliciteerd, Emile!

I love your work I love your fairy xDDD I love you jejeje

Very unique work .
+10

+8, Bigger, though....

WhaT A CutE AnD FunnY CoNcEpT! *^_^*