Help with graduation portfolio and some critiques on the finishings

[AriaNotto]

Hi im suppose to send down my portfolio by next week which is 5 days. And i need some help with the colouring and art.

[LoveCa3ne]

Hi, i`m not sure how can people help since you posted one single image, also what do you exactly mean by "some help" ? Explain how to help you ?
So far, i could critique this image :
- what catches my eye at the first place are those white spots, i suppose it is mist, they take too much attention from the character, themist should be more "all over" and subtle
-maybe to do some reflections of the lights on the water
-enhance the shadows and the highlights for more contrast
-the form of the tail does not read very well, thats about values ^ - ^

I like the colors, the idea of the character and the environments looks good too as well as the composition.
Anyway, this is just my humble opinion wich is not necesarely correct for i`m not very good at art

You should post more of your paintings for a better vision

[AriaNotto]

haha sorry, im still new to this forums stuff, not really good at it. Well actually i should have wrote opinions instead of help but thank you for critique on my drawing at least i know what people perspective view from it.

[shiv0r]

First i would remove this logo and make it more simple and subtle. You're an artist so your presentation should be looking professional and not like a JRPG Game. Maybe also add the e-mail adress on the corner.
The whole design is odd and you're focusing to much on the details instead to make the composition work. Which is bad because reworking the light and color means often to kill the detail again. For examble your trees dosen't really affect the scene and give not the scene more depth or your values are not focusing the main target in your picture, etc.
Also it would be better to show your other pictures and how you want to present them.

Here a fast Overpaint:

Cheers!

[AriaNotto]

Ahh, ok i get it. Thank you for the info.

[achronic]

Bravo!! Awesome of you to take time to do this paintover even helped me!