Quite good, actually. I like the sense of depth you have here, just the right amount of haziness in the background, the figures are lively, and the color scheme does work. I think the shadows on the old man should be deeper, though, and define the difference between forearm and leg clearer. The grassy knoll could use some color variety, it is somewhat uniform; and the grass texture does not extend far enough back behind the old man - it falls off into blur quite short of the distance at which it is still crisp under the tree! And the composition would work better if you moved both figures to the left: as is, the standing guy is "pressed" against the right edge, and the old man has an empty space on the left. A more pronounced reflection and transparency on the water would be nice.

But keep working, I do like the direction it is taking.

I like the whole composition of this pic, the figures are very expressive, overall I think it was a well executed effort, good job

ohhh my goodness!!! this is soo amazing and realistic and fantasy and it feels like elfs are real!! man hes pretty pissed about losing... i would be too! but the old mans got wits and humor i like that.. i like the elfs attitude! i love this! awww he is sensitive

Good thinking you came back to it. Its a wonderful piece. I especially like the mood. The characters are wonderful! (good crits already been mentioned) Well done.

Very cute - nice depth. Looks more like "Poor Sport"

I love your imagination, they show up so good when you paint them... Fantastic job... Love all the expressions and the story the image tells...
10

This is fantastic, I love the chess board in the stream. Excellent details and a perfect mood. Top score +8/8

Flowjoe

Superb work! I love the pose and the expression of the gnome!
Really a great work!

Very cute, I can only imagine how the man is going to console the elf . I think a big iced bun and a cup of tea would cheer him up

wow this is great!, nice details and wonderful expressions

The depth is great! That is the first thing I noticed. I like the expressions you ve captured, the elf looks positively stubborn I think you could have used a little bit more shading on characters as they are under the trees Nice use of colours and a great idea in general.

P.S. (arenhaus likes it )

Excellent work, I'll add this to my favorites list. Good imagination too, I would agree with arenhaus about the knee, and the old man's ear would look loads better if it were bigger (old mans ears are always big ) these are just very minor details though. The backround is really great, the painting makes me feel like I want to be sitting there with them, that's good atmophere. +9 for improvement, and nice to see you back, I find your work inspirational.

Very very beautiful job, great colour and expression. Amazing mood =))) Like it very much!

( oh!!!! I love this one! you live in a dream land for sure!