I have to agree, the background is very nice . Here is what I would try: (bear in mind these are just suggestions and it is your piece not mine :) So if you don't like them , just toss them out the window LOL!!!) The two larger fairies in the foreground...I'd get rid of the fairy on the left, and make the one on the right a tad smaller and maybe fade her out a bit....change her pose, as Melanie said, give her something to do..the smaller one on the far left I would get rid of also.... The little blue one that is casting the spell, just mist her a bit and she will blend in better. Bring some mist further into the pic, perhaps at the bottom around Xayide's dress, to give a feel of her coming out of the misty forest into the fairy clearing...Xayide is very enchanting, but she looks just a bit "out there" compared to the background.... This will be really awesome when you are finished, it's a really great start! As my friend shadownet is always telling me "play, experiment, let your mind go!!!" Deb