Shadownet, I no longer have a dsl line, but even I did, I didn't have time to browse through the galleries. However, I heeded the plea and followed the link. Pros: The color in the image is lovely. You have a good sense of balance and tone and psychological impact. The detail work is nice, and the prop usage (aka scavenging) is very good. Cons: The basic composition is poor. The image is far too static and the major creatures are not interacting with each other or the viewer in a meaningful way. If they were all looking at us, or at each other warily, there would be more dramatic tension in the piece. Schlabber has an excellent tutorial on how to pose figures which might be helpful to you. If you think in terms of silhouettes, you'll avoid problems such as the nose touching her elbow. I'd avoid books by Boris or Rowena: they paint lush skin tones, but they have no sense of composition. The Caravaggio recommendation is particularly good. In addition to Dore, I'd suggest Will Eisner and Scott McCloud. Yes, comics are sequential art, but they TELL A STORY and they involve the viewer. Composition and framing are essential to this. I do urge you to keep working on this. Carolly