Andy--Jones  09/03/06 @034

Wicked idea Diane! I love that angler fish touch. Nice perspective! that along with the lighting and darkness really give the illusion that you are down deep and that visibility is low...nice atmosphere. Lovely work. I personally dont think this is explicit at all

slickgreekgeo  09/03/06 @036

Great image. The lightning effects are spot on. What really makes this image a hit is the expression on her face; You nailed it, hands down. +10 well deserved.

deandude  09/03/06 @049

they should rename the g-spot to the d-spot (diane-spot)...+10

Juro  09/03/06 @061

Great details!

JordanRoots  09/03/06 @066

no need to activate the explicit content warning. We don't see her titties. This is my second favorite of your, my first being "lord of nightmares". But that doesn't mean I think it's not awesome, because it is. my main crit would be that I think she should have longer hair,(I don't think there are hairdressers down there..). I like those things on her mouth, well, I like pretty much everything in this picture actually. I agree with Deankuhta about the D-spot thing... Oh, and, even If She (it) doesn't breath O2, I think there should be bubbles somewhere.. but.. this is a master piece (as usual) that deserve a +9 Good work Diane!

loneorbit  09/03/06 @070

Exquisitely done, perspective made her more menacing by giving us a view of one of the many inept sailsmen whom fall into her trap. Hair is pretty wild, but it seems to need more on left portion. Unless you were going for a creepy bald sea creature, then it is spot on.

Halcyonic  09/03/06 @088

Just Amazing Work.. Amazing.

landeroc  09/03/06 @151

O.........M.......G! *faints* OUTSTANDING!

jdlfx  09/03/06 @186

Once again another great peice of work from you. I love the detail and the eyes look crazy.

Wallace  09/03/06 @191

Wonderful technigue and great lighting, I think the image could use something for the cherry on top. Perhaps some bubbles, small fish swimming by, or just plain dirt floating by? just a thought. okay, I'm going to say something now which would make me unpopular, but this being an open and honest community, I think it's a good thing to be honest, everyone has his/her own opinion right? and everyone is entitled to say so... The thing is, I think your (painting) works are getting a bit predictable. You seem to be hooked on faces and one quarter of the upper body to show. I think you are a lot more creative than to stick to this 'formula' What I would love to see from you is some more radical perspectives, landscapes, buildings, storytelling, etc. Don't get me wrong, you are some sort of a genius, but i think you are capable of so much more I hope I'm not a partypooper + 10, because this painting is qualitative way up there

shak  09/03/06 @202

*clap* *clap*..... hats off... am speachless..... beautiful

Slither-Astray  09/03/06 @377

insane! I'll be off studying this carefully

Slither-Astray  09/03/06 @378

and no explicit concent sticker! If you do that, they should also stick a sticker on every tv set!

henning  09/03/06 @443

Beautiful piece of art, yay!

Slapo  09/03/06 @444

Great painting Diane, but she looks kinda dead with all those... thingies on her face

tetbautista  09/03/06 @463

very nice! love the details diane! +10

Diane  09/03/06 @480

Thanks a lot for all your comments artists! Wallace : I know what you mean, I'm damn lazy so when I have time to paint for my own pleasure (I have actually a LOT of work to do - professional projects - so I can't paint for me) I do what I love, so it's always creatures (upper part of the body, that may be due to the cinema studies I had done. Bodies are very often cropped ^^ ) with strange faces and things like that.... But I'll try to post different things aswell. That's just that I don't have time to do them for now About the dirt, I wanted to keep it simple (some artists told me that I had already added too many elements so I've stopped working on it) Thanks again for your comments artists!

killadore  09/03/06 @499

oh i'm absolutely lovin' this. it must be my favorite one of your artworks now. i love everything about how you've made the creature, the amount of detail, the expression on her face which is both dangerous and alluring. the green tone complements the atmosphere extremely well. nothing to crit. this is a masterpiece! +10

Vamp4444  09/03/06 @507

Amazing cool! +10

Dutch-Memory  09/03/06 @517

Wow, this is a great piece of work. The lightning is very good and the image is powerful. Great job!

MePhIstoZoR  09/03/06 @542

There is no need for the explicit warning, nothing here is explicit I have to agree with some of the other comments, this is definately one of your better works. Fantastic lighting and colour design, and im sure that foreshortening must have been a bitch Great work 9/9

ThruMyEyez  09/03/06 @544

What an awesome interpretation of a mermaid!!! Wonderful work Diane!!

ARTOONATOR  09/03/06 @582

This worked out great, good choice of lighting colors. Really creepy. +10

Fyralath  09/03/06 @583

C'est stupéfiant ! les détailles, sont expression....super!!!

Stormchild  09/03/06 @590

This is frightening and beautiful at the same time. As usual, the hair is incredible. The eyes are staring right through me, and the lighting is wonderful too. F*cking amazing, Diane.

tigaer  09/03/06 @610

top

williamli  09/03/06 @618

Mesmerizing, frightening and beautiful. Just wow I like the composition and the "deep sea' lighting. Why the question about it being explicit? I don't see it.

ARZILLIER66  09/03/06 @649

Amazing work Diane! Cool mermaid. I love all your work ++10 What happen with my photo?

GULLUANIME  09/03/06 @680

Wonderful work Diane...great! I mean you have really grown so wonderfully as an artist...great to see so much maturity...keep it up! it shows in your work...I love it... Love the light effects...my only critic would be that , there should have been some bubbles or an effect of water...i feel shes standing upright...you know. But if you feel this is right...then it is...no one can take away the hard work you have put in this one...keep growing friend. cheers! Gulzar

Diane  09/03/06 @683

Wow, wow, wow and wow! So many comments! Thank you sooo much artists, you made my day! I'm glad you like a not-so-kind mermaid Thanks a lot!

sdavis75  09/03/06 @695

So how you manage to get better and better. This is just brilliant work! +10

bakatron  09/03/06 @717

how about wow that totally blew me away.

paulwhitt  09/03/06 @719

Just excellent, and your creativity is impressive. 9/9

Anat  09/03/06 @756

this is gorgeous.. and quite spooky.

Tommyguns  09/03/06 @773

I've always loved this piece! Great work Diane! Tommyguns

Hyper3d  09/03/06 @801

I commented on the final piece on DA. Just wasted to say it here as well AWSOME JOB!

Jane  09/03/06 @802

Ah, the same concept with the light from the head as the anglerfish. This is truly a different angle of the mermaid than the 'nice' tales. She is still beautiful though. The lighting is good, and I really get the creepy feeling of beeing deep below the water surface, seeing her gliding out of the dark towards me... I'm glad I'm not a sailor. Great pic Diane!

beatrizmatar  09/03/06 @829

Bravo Diane¡¡¡¡¡¡Is a beautiful work¡¡¡¡¡¡+10

klungsama  09/03/06 @838

Great job, I like the anglerfish lighting!

Pirotess  09/03/06 @868

love how you did the light! great job!

liquidd  09/03/06 @893

Angler fish produce light? Really? I had no idea1 I just thought they were ugly fish. lol! tres magnifique personnage, diane! +10

Ikaa  09/03/06 @918

Absolutely stunning work! Excellent lightning.

Daykan  09/04/06 @983

wowwwwwwwww!!! Dy, it´s incredible. Perfect!!

kittyKat  09/04/06 @228

Freaking wild and crazy GREAT JOB!!! PS I read Wallaces comment yes you might get comments like this but still its your thang do what makes you happy if anything maybe do some dynamic poses with some of your figures.. doing landscapes and this and that blah I find boring :S sorry, I like your portraits you make But if you do post to please others... then I guess give them what they want... I don't know...... but you always surprise me with your paintings you make you could always make a chinese dragon

JenZee  09/04/06 @242

Goregous *_*. You've done a perfect job with the freaky deep-under-water feel.

mysticcat  09/04/06 @311

Yup, I'm also one of those who have kept track of your WIP topic on this artwork and everything has grown so impressive. The first pic you showed looked... I guess... damn vulgar and had nothing special compared to your previous works. But the more you did, the more it grew different. And now it's incredible. I like the details on her face which makes her a truly deep sea creature. You must have had a careful reference I guess . 7/7 (no other choice ).

Diane  09/04/06 @429

Thank you very very much for your comments artists! Pam : I find doing landscapes boring too I should try to variate a little bit my work but since I'm doing pro work for very different things (can't post it here unfortunately ) I prefer doing what I like. And you're damn right, I'll do what makes me feel happy (I'll do more full body poses though, I know that I'm doing too much tight cropped pictures) because I'm gonna be crazy if I try to please everybody (everyone has different tastes!) Thankies!

NoxiouS  09/04/06 @452

Keep on doing your thing, I love it!!! You really capture the feeling of depth with absolutely no light exept her head thingy ^^ Beautiful work!

N1K1T4  09/04/06 @466

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!

Cigaro  09/04/06 @468

you made her look gross and scary...excellent!

slasho01  09/04/06 @508

Whoa.... That's creepy, Diane, when I first look at it. What are you trying to do? Scare us, huh? Nah, I'm just kidding you gal. I love the combination of your subject: the mermaid combine with other kind of fish that has a light source on its head like the one in "Finding Nemo". Maybe you should called it "Green Chimera". ha, ha, ha.

NoBe  09/04/06 @510

Wow!!! very nice!!!

monjo  09/04/06 @566

A brilliant piece. Awesome work Diane. John

Pedro-Pedro  09/04/06 @583

i hate to say the same as others, but now i have to: It´s just great!

p03designs  09/04/06 @655

WOW!! its PERFECT!!!

cupcake  09/04/06 @812

Awesome work , +10

Defractator  09/04/06 @957

nice

XavierSkater  09/05/06 @962

all in favor of changin the g-spot to the d-spot say I.. I! good job!

fabioc  09/05/06 @096

Fantastic... honest, I'm speechless added to fav artworks.

lolita  09/05/06 @362

O_O wow

MrMagoo  09/05/06 @369

Man it's so depressing..your only 21 and coming up with work like this in your SPARE time??? What hope do the rest of us have eh? You must have started young. I agree with Wallace, you are some sort of genious or prodigy or something. +10 Peace, Kris

pawlack  09/05/06 @373

O_o ! +10

MiyakoToudaiji  09/05/06 @457

It looks so strange, but so fantastic and wonderfull! Im really jealous!

Valera  09/05/06 @563

perfect... damn you're good

LobsterHead  09/05/06 @926

That is definitely creepy, excellent job. 7/7

WilfredDajotoy  09/05/06 @934

Cool! Nice Artwork, keep up the good work! Have a nice day! ^_^ +5 max

Peanutx777  09/05/06 @937

Love the details in the face, and great lighting, gives me the goose bumps but in a good way. Neato!!!

alebrije  09/06/06 @087

BEAUTIFUL! The nails, the eyes, the hair.... ALL! WOW!!!

anibal1285  09/06/06 @235

Well this is a great example of why you are an Elite member, excellent work, really stunning. I dont understand how you did it, as I dont now to much about paitig, but is obviously even for those like me who dont know about paiting that this is a great work. TOP MARKS. Keep working...

Gods-Mistake  09/06/06 @553

It's wonderful! Love it! If you got any tutorials to share, PLEASE do so!

WarrenLouw  09/06/06 @599

Hey, I really love this piece from you! its really great! looks like a mermaid out of Pirates of the Carribean or something. Awesome rendering and concept.

Madanapale  09/06/06 @711

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carlos

soheil  09/06/06 @903

Incredible very emotional... welldone ... i think you saw this work in your dreams before creating that. i call this inspiration... +10

deManuel  09/07/06 @475

Amazing work. I like your character's design. +9/9

Punny  09/07/06 @481

cool, love the details!! fantastic

JESR  09/07/06 @693

woow i like her face and the ligthing effects, looks great +10/10

Traff  09/07/06 @711

It is indeed an awesome image – the eyes are particularly unnerving. The image is quite nightmarish with the hand reaching out towards the viewer. Having, somewhat belatedly, visited your WiP thread, there were, however, some elements that you discarded along the way that I felt were very strong – longer hair, more of the hand, and the bubbles, were all elements I felt might have been included. The bubbles particularly I felt contributed to the sense of depth and mystery (the final gasp of a drowned mariner? gas from disturbed rotting corpses? or maybe she just farted – no scratch that last one!). A great piece of work that will forever scar my idyllic image of mermaids! Phill

pappsi  09/08/06 @198

some serious drawing/painting skills going on diane, all your artwork shows great execution and detail.

Maidith  09/08/06 @587

I've got the feeling she'll grab me right away and eat me. The light is beautiful. It makes her look even more dangerous. + 9/9

EideticImage  09/08/06 @698

Im so late ,,, im sorry... I love the colors you've used .. You have created such a vivid expression and wonderful sence of movemnt .Your skills continue to amaze me

fantasticvolk  09/08/06 @846

i like to technic seemsto great..love deep sea creauturess

Umanth  09/09/06 @974

holyyyy sh*t... :0 this is awesome. i want this to my background, hope you don't mind ! +10 !

odinpeterson  09/09/06 @114

wow, very beautiful work .

theClairvoyant  09/09/06 @393

the excess globes make little sense. The overhead lure is a very VERY sophisticated and nice touch, good instinct on that. i think a liitle more substance fading in around the edges ( as the globe's glow wears off) would add to the "depth" (pun intended) to the image. Amazing work none the less

Rita  09/09/06 @570

So unique and awesome. Love the idea and how you painted it! PERFECT

EQUiNO-X  09/09/06 @779

AMAZiNG !!!! Wow!!

MauroCancino  09/11/06 @237

Already commented in CGTalk... but what can i say... I LOVE IT !!!

CELLCHUK  09/11/06 @666

nothing to say... Amazing ..

infinity2080  09/13/06 @747

simply....stunning....no no not even that begins to describe it.....it's just so.....new.....and brilliant!! WOW! :0 where do you start from? what's your inspiration??

Pie  09/13/06 @817

Wow... this is fantastic!

fablyrr  09/14/06 @520

evidemment que ca merite une "bonne note" !!!!! Great job !!!

jmBoekestein  09/15/06 @405

it's an awesome piece allright!!! great light and especially colourwork, it's the little things I think. =)

Amik  09/16/06 @924

amazing work, you are a very talented artist.

Azurelle  09/17/06 @745

Wonderful face design!

Adanos  09/19/06 @506

Ist perfect! It looks that real you wanna touch it!

small-serenity  09/22/06 @234

whoa look at the detail~! i love the colour and the design. It really looks like it's underwater~! Man, i'd be so scared if i see such a being at the beach!! lol! 9/9

ZedoCaixao  09/23/06 @784

Awesome!!! +10

Goldstyles  09/28/06 @888

Awesome!!!

marla  09/30/06 @054

WOW!!!!

merfolk  09/30/06 @274

I collect everything about mermaids and I also have lots of pictures of sea creatures. This painting is one of the best that I’ve seen +5/5 i wish give you 1000

lawrencededark  10/02/06 @975

Wonderful character and a very interesting perspective.

Grafiker  10/02/06 @431

waoovvvvv

rifty  10/06/06 @799

very cool to see the developement of the pic.. the last version is the best!!

Skunk  10/13/06 @750

your best!

frankitu  10/15/06 @796

woooow!!!!! I like a lot that paint, it's very original!!

CreativeSchism  11/01/06 @033

Holy crap! I can't believe I missed this! Beautiful piece of art! Nice job, Diane!

mARTina777  11/04/06 @649

Diane, After having seen your drawings first, I am truly impressed with the quality of your colour work in comparison to the pencil. Your colour images are smooth and have a wonderful mystic feel to them. By the way, I am a rather critical person when it comes to art, having been working for too long in the industry and seen too many great works. But this work is a good one, indeed.

groszek  11/04/06 @697

amazing hair... and rest - the best!

Simba  11/13/06 @055

WHAT a Spiritual thing u know Reine D'art really really i missed such wonderful work of urs excellent colors performance and excellent priece from excellent artist

leloops  11/15/06 @396

yeeessss that's the deal!! my max votes

starqueen  11/16/06 @130

seems to me that this work has more interesting focal points than other works on the top 10. +10

Squeaky  11/18/06 @740

Wow, stunning work! I missed out while I was gone, +10. I was actually going to do an evil mermaid soon, but in a very different style (the style of my newest piece). I will go see if there is any more new artwork from you! ~Sami

Sandworm  11/30/06 @212

I'm drowning! So brilliant, so impressive!

yifatshaik  12/05/06 @025

wonderful.... I love the prespective of the picture, and the way she almost jump out of the picture....

flypaper  12/20/06 @118

Excellent painting Diane. She's pretty, and spooky at the same time.

supporthardcore  01/05/07 @658

Amazing work Diane, Good colors

jha  01/06/07 @343

amazing and beautiful.

anastasia  01/06/07 @525

Amazing lighting and details!! The scary mood works well! Excellent.

oldskool87  01/07/07 @570

wow... great +10

mausam  01/07/07 @634

ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmazing!!

L-U-R-C-H  01/08/07 @768

Simply amazing. Awesome work!

cnell  01/09/07 @042

Diane, this is absolutely fabulous! Big CONGRATS!!

dullboy-d  01/09/07 @668

Wow! A pic can glow and it can also GLOW... Can't come up with the rigth word in english so I simply say: I love it! +8

MaxRock  01/12/07 @595

Stunning! The way she's coming towards you out of the blackness is sooo errie. I don't think I'd change a thing.

SandraS  01/12/07 @664

I thought I commented on this. Strange, since I always pop back to see it again and again. ^^ I think the light is abosulutely amazing, it makes the whole picture. Really a pleasure to watch.

Enialadam  01/12/07 @913

Gorgeous work! I adore the lighting and composition! Beautiful details!

texel  01/13/07 @204

You have improved so much since your first published artworks. Maybe I've been 2 years without visiting your gallery, your firsts where not bad, but this one is outstanding. I don't use to pay attention to figurative painting, but well... you have reached a level where I have to dress off my hat and be your fan.

rafomundo  01/13/07 @807

Oh wow!!I Awesome!!! Don´t know what to say!

ParanoidChild  01/14/07 @758

oh i think tis is one of the best artworks i ve ever seen ... i really like it..the goldy colour 2 :>

LostSouk  01/15/07 @558

Isn't this the thing that goes after harry potter? still its cool

Gavade  01/15/07 @789

Masterpiece! Love the face and colours, love the way you've customised the mermaid to appear to be from the deep or abyss, amazing design and concept, you've inspired me Cheers!

Diane  01/15/07 @856

Thank you very very much for your comments! lostSouk : I've not used any ref or idea coming from a movie, everything is from imagination But if you say that there is a similar creature in Harry Potter, I should watch it Thank you! Thanks again everyone!

DaveSullivan  01/15/07 @976

This is amazing!, i wish i had such talent

nail85  01/16/07 @013

whoooah! great colours, details and mood of this piece, I see a lot of proffesionals in here!

mirkomkb  01/16/07 @404

very good work... I thought it was you...

Icharin  01/21/07 @094

Wow, this is lovely!! Awesome work with the face and the hands. The slight dramatic lighting really helps to set the mystical mood. Heh, Exellent work!

mexicano  01/23/07 @699

good job! I like the idea

Diane  01/25/07 @891

Thank you very much

niko6  01/26/07 @632

nice... very nice... awesome work!

JeffMD  02/04/07 @211

this one captured my attention quickly! very nice indeed!

GingerLatte  02/05/07 @863

Wow... simply wow. im just flabbergasted. im adding you to my fav artist list

Yanshu  02/25/07 @841

I'm just in love with this one it's one of my favorite works i ever seen on internet! +10 I'm in love with colors and lightening and especially with the idea that mermaids maybe aren't that how people imagine them..I'm learning from such a great artists like you! *added to favorites on DA*

BlueDream  02/26/07 @003

whoa this is absolutely great ! I love green.

ultimaslair  02/28/07 @080

stunning! what a beautifully strange concept. excellent detail and coloring!

mgrizant  03/01/07 @573

love it

corsetti  03/11/07 @862

love your work very nice - the pearl eyes are excellent sunning yet scary

Elitha  03/14/07 @221

This is so freaky.. I wish I could paint like that!

fumera  03/25/07 @670

looks very elbish. Amazing hair details and light compositions. plus everything!

pim-s  03/31/07 @890

woaw! I love this work! the colours, the chara design, the pose and the amazing details! she is scaring and so mysterious.... awesome, top mark

kayness  05/05/07 @252

this one is your classic, Diane!

Censored-Girl  05/19/07 @742

I just simply love it.

stefaniorga  06/06/07 @533

like Censored-Girl i just simply love it. You are very good, great picture. +7/10.

CreatureBazaar  06/13/07 @006

this is a lovely interpretation of a mermaid. I love mythical creatures, theres no right way to do them

rebelprincess  06/18/07 @093

i LOVE this piece of work...was hoping you would let me animate it?

aniocean  06/18/07 @136

Very creative. I especially like the lighting effect 7/7

missmanda  07/17/07 @141

Beautiful work... love the detail, very delicate but also very strong 10/10

SerAKIN  07/28/07 @394

this is incredible work..pulling in it..

josephcaesarsd  07/31/07 @690

This is great work!

DepthCharge  10/28/07 @977

I saw this on Shadowness.com! This is one of my most favorite pictures, your coloring technique and style is absolutely breath-taking! I really wish I could add this to my favorites!

milosmilos  12/27/07 @490

Brilliant!

KaTeRiEnA  01/24/08 @932

I LovE HeR! BeAuTiFuL EvErY ThInG! *^_^*