@Chip-Valecek thankyou so much for your feedback! I definitely see what you mean regarding her expression, I struggled with only being able to include her eyes, i really like your idea of making them bigger and more suprised looking, I'll try that!

@TessaW thankyou so much for your feedback! I agree this image is really fuzzy, my original file was too large to upload, I need to figure out how to downsize without losing quality.
I totally see what you mean about the girls expression and pose, and the turtles gaze, I will definitely take that on board and make some changes!

Hi everyone!

I’m new here, my name is Anya, I’m from Adelaide, (any other aussies on here?) I’m working on my portfolio to start submitting to agents next year, I’m recently trying to transition into children’s book illustration, for most of my life I’ve been more of a realistic painter, so it’s a constant battle not to slip back into that style, as I want to aim for more stylised. I don’t personally know any illustrators or even pro artists so I’m really looking for constructive critique and would absolutely love to find a mentor that is a pro children’s book illustrator!

Anyways, here is a piece I’ve just finished that I’m not sure about, any critique welcome!

Cheers,
Anya