Mermaids and Losing Your Footing

My first fully finished piece, for my semester with Smarter Art School, under the wise eyes of Todd Lockwood.
Story snippet here: http://fav.me/dbto0oq
Have gone much further with this rendering than I would normally, and while I don't think I'd want to work every piece up to this level, it's been great for seeing where I often rely on speed painting hacks vs spending the time to make something look more naturalistic. Also flexing my group and interior painting skills, which is why this has taken me 9 weeks, on and off, alongside work and a couple of other pursuits.

From my Whaler Girl IP, the heroine, Eideann, relaxing with her new Spear brethren in one of her town's halls.