Amazing!

Can't wait to see how Puck (cute name) & Amon turn out!

You mean Ransom :p

wasn't thinking. I did indeed

I love it! The colors are fantastic, and Shivah looks great.

Wow... Just wow...

Beautiful.. You have really captured her.

Gorgeous! No more to say!

A little flaw maybe: The arrow seems to be on the wrong side (behind) of the bow. Hold this way it would drop from yout finger or at least be unstable.

Thank you, I was going to point this out as well ( a flaw quite common in many archery pics )

It may be on the proper side of the bow, but just obscured by the lynx's paws - but if this is the case, then they are gripping it too tightly and will suffer when the bowstring is released.

We can't see what position her thumb is from this angle, tho, so I'd venture to say she's holding it correctly. My hands-on experience with archery may be limited, but I can safely say I've never seen the professionals shoot with the point of the arrow on the -outside- of the bow. O_o

Most commonly, the drawn arrow rests on the 'outside' of the bow. However it's not the only technique, and some forms of archery do indeed call for the arrow resting on the finger tips (rather the on the knuckle).

I've never been taught the outside-facing way, personally, I've always shot with the shaft of the arrow resting against the crook of my thumb. S'what feels comfortable and most natural. Anything else--to me, at least--just looks ... odd. Like holding a sword from the blade instead of the handgrip. =P

Yeah, that would be odd. Painful as well, I reckon.

Windrunner is right. If you hold the arrow on the inside it may slip off your thumb when you tilt the bow. When the arrow's outside the bow it will simply rest on it... Assuming you wont tilt the bow in other direction. That would be kinda impractical.

Besides - http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb.....n_Mirkwood.jpg
It's best to learn from the best

Oh damn, I can't believe I never noticed which side he shoots from, with as many times as I'm seen these movies. @.@

You description of why makes sense, tho. and definitely makes me wanna practice doing it the correct way, now, instead of the amateur way. XD

Shivia, she is one of my heroes. A fine rendering of her.

Shivah looks wonderful as always! She is such a wonderful character I do hope she finds peace at the end of the story, though at the same time don't wish to see the story end. she is such a inspiring character.

She is beautiful as ever and I can't wait to see the rest of the cover! It will be a book that I will prize to show off on my bookshelf.

I know it's the side of her shirt, but at first glance, it looked like she was wearing a v-neck, making it look like her arm was sticking out of her throat.
Beautiful as always though!

wow

Very nice. I've got a thing for bobcat lately.

Yowza! The detail is awesome, and that's just a small section? No wonder you've been occupied. Looks great, I love the fur texture on the dire hide cloak especially!

Fads be damned, I like archer ladies.

This is still awesome, very good work.

i never thought Shiva looked so good!

So far looks awesome! My priest asked me to send him a copy (he enjoys all manner of books with satanic-bargain tropes), and I've been thinking of binding him a dust jacket with a more abstract design to his taste... but I'm sorta ashamed to be cloaking something with this much effort. My ideal would be that when he's a few chapters into it, he can pull off the jacket and stare in awe at the art what's been revealed...

A very cool picture

What a terrible archer!