It looks great so far. :D I can't wait to see it's progression.

Great start! If it's raining, her tail fur might droop a bit, depending on how soaked she is.

Agreed =) I'll have to tweak that.

very nice Kacey

Yeah this looks like to me to be one of your more great pieces it's destined to be.

You did a great job on the "Foo Dog" Guardians, as they look very "Chinese." I like the look of the piece over all, and I'm wondering if the rain you mentioned might come into play on the character?

AWESOME!!!!

Makes me wanna go play Jadeclaw now. *hugs the fluff out of the pic*

^_^ I love the lines it's very well done.. my only critique.. if you should choose to take it.. is that the angle of the sword I feel it should be lower at the tip of the blade.. closer to were the top of the windows? are... at least that's my opinion for the pose she's making.. I really love the detial

With this current perspective, and the placement of the figure, it appears that her foot would be pressed against the pediment holding up the foo dog. This implication distorts the readablity of of depth: is the foodog in the foreground, or is the leopard. And then, why is she so close to the building? Not being able to see the rest of her also dramatically flattens the piece - similarly, her tail is being forced sideways (as shown by the contour of the spots) - if the spots were inverted to show the tail curving towards the viewer, that would imply the space better.
SO, if you could, I'd suggest expanding your background, and pull the figure farther away from the building. Somehow, get her whole body in there, with additional foreground.
Also, the curve of the sleeves on her right arm are gettin' flat. I also wonder why the flare is the only fabric showing movement. If her arm was in motion, and/or it's just the weather, other bits would show simliar momentum.

I'd also love to see this piece done without black outlines (which flatten). It's really fun to look at, and I can't wait to see what you do with it ^^

She is supposed to be in the very foreground, in front of the foo dog... I wanted to do a drawing where the frame cuts off parts of the character, for a more cinematic look (films rarely show a full body unless its a very distanced shot)..

I see what you mean about the tail and the motion of the clothing - and I hope that when I color the piece, through the color the depth will become more obvious..

Thanks for the input =D

Great pic Kacey. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished version. And I'd love to see how you'd do a Japanese sword-wielder.

The perspective is pleasing and looks good to me. I would expect the wet tassel to cling to what ever t touched; and 2 fingers on a wet hilt now that is supream confadence

This is awsome! I can't wait to see it finished!

Looks fantastic so far! I'm impressed by how you got all your building structure lines so straight. I'd have trouble with that even using a ruler! lol!

awesome and beautiful

Very good, I love that pose, though the sword does look a bit thick & fantasy with that slot through it.

*bows down before your awesomeness*

Cool !! I love it !! You had good idea to make it !!

Though the art is nice, I can't help but want to critique the architecture o_o;

Feel free to critique the architecture - I'm new at designing architecture, and I designed this building by looking at various references of building elements that I combined to make the building itself. I'm no draftsman, but as an artist I need to expand my boundaries to include the ability to recreate all that exists (and some that doesn't ^.^)

Great job in working in Asian features...I really like the subtle tinting under the lip especially!

It's really nice to see one of your less polished pieces, whether or not we get to see it in its final stage! I'm not expert on perspective or anything, but I can understand the image and the positioning just fine. Lovely detailing in the hands as well!