Beautiful render. The texture is great...just the hair doesnt look very realistic. Nice work

Truth hurts sometimes, but seems to make us stronger in the end. True friends are hard to find and this man cherishes them all but forgets to show that enough. My thoughts go out to Mikayla as she goes back to school in the morn the she has enough confidence in herself to keep her chin up and anger in check. Lovely portrait by the way:)

She is gorgeous. Don't worry, your daughters friends will all have made up again soon, and tears will be forgotten ;-)

love this character,very cool eyes,looks ethenic...kids are amazing,adults can be very dull and stubborn and stay anoyed to long.kids just want to have fun so they get over it..adults sometimes forget what they want.or dont know..i dont ever want to grow up..and the hair look great..

beautiful - absolutely - i hope she carries on with the bouncing through life.

She is beautiful!! Your daughter is blessed with an understanding Mom like you. I remember how fresh kids can be when I was a kid and it is so good to see you are there to support her.

What a wonderful girl beautiful portrait

What a beautiful Portrait !!! Great Work and Excellent Light and Shadows !!! Excellent!!!Vote

Hmmm..I had some tough times at school too - similar results - different reasons! And as you say kids bounce back - took me bout 20 years but I bounced! LOL! Mikayla has a wonderful mum - she'll be fine! Shalea is still probably my fave character of yours and this is one of your best protraits of her! Never seen her skin tex look so good! AWESOME WORK my friend :o)

beautiful werk hun S a very lovely portrait guaranteed to pick up one's spirits S time heals all wounds :) hugzzzz

HAving lived abroad and thencoming back tothe uk my kids had one helluva time integrating into the school system here .Karl the eldest in particular as he has that slightly american globalised english accent. All I can say is that if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger... D

Gorgeous work Chris!

It breaks our hearts when our kids are hurt like this. I hope it is better today for her. Beautiful face and lovely portrait.

KIDs... all over the world the same, and sometimes to grown-up hurts; kids and parents
A good way to help is, to be there.
Back to the PORTRAIT: OK the hair ...
never mind, I sit down, recline and then
--- I ENJOY ---

Great expression, beautiful artwork and I am so happy for your daughter that she has a wonderful mom who can understand her feelings and she can tell her all what is going on with her life.... because she knows you will support her....! -- B.B.

your the tops as a mom wonderful portrait stunning eyes.... life is hard for our little ones my youngest heads to kinderguardin this year im not sure who it will be harder on me or him

Excellent image. I am sure your daughter loves it. Your right, kids do bounce back quickly!

Wonderful portrait! She is a gorgeous character!

You're so true Chris, unfortunately those are not only "kids things" a lot of people that you considered once your friends, want you to do things as they wish you to, otherwise, they try to put you as the worse person in the world so no others will get close to you... but, what the heck!? we should know how much we're worth and that we're better than all those stupid that attract people talking Sh$! about you... LOL sorry for all this, I know you don't understand but I found here the perfect place to say it! LOL Cheers Chris!! :) Kisses to you and your daughter!! I'm sure you're both wonderful people and don't deserve stupid people around you ;)

Very profound statements ma'am. And, sad to say so true. Very hard lessons to be learned in life by all of us. Hugz to both Mikayla and her most wise and understanding Mom :)

Boy.. This is a very nice image.. I'm glad I'm oblivious to half of the ills of the world or the tiny ills of what one percieves as negative stuff or misunderstandings, I guess you measure your adultness by how many grains of salt you can take..or how strong your chin is. Sometimes even children find that out and become more mature than we so called grown ups. Sometimes there is just too much pettiness out there.. and maybe I have no clue what I'm talking about.. but from the above messages.. I'm surmising there's been a misunderstanding somewhere and hope it all gets worked out and things can go back to nice nice.. *puts my rose colored glasses back on and steps down off my soap box.. then kisses the freckled nose of Shalea, because she might be smarter than the lot of us.

Wonderful realistic portrait!!! I'm really sorry for your sister and you...Toute ma sympathie et mon admiration en espant que le futur un jour, sera meilleur...Serge

Let's just say I know exactly what you mean!! Excellent work!!

Wonderful portrait with intense mood! Bravo! Hugs help, regardless of how old one may be! Hugs!

You know you have a Friend in me Chris. I may not be on all the time like I was before.. But being called back to work (after I quit) lol and they giving me more money..lol I am back to working 50 hours a week. and taking care of my daughter-in-law whom is due to hatch any day now.. My time is less and less on the computer. You tell Mikayla to hold her head High. She is Much better than friends like that. She is such a sweet Heart. and one day, Thoes so called friends. will be coming back to her to say they are sorry. :) as for the Render. she is Beautiful. Perfect if I may say. Hugs an love ya Chris. Robin

hugz to you and Mikayla, Chris!! She is lucky to have you as a mom and know that even 1000's of miles a way, you have friends in other parts of the world. Stay blessed and know that you are loved!! Beautiful image and much love!!

Great portrait Chris!! Shalea is one of my favorite characters. I'm sorry to hear about your daughter. School and other kids can be very rough but with help from friends we usally manage to get thru it and that positive times outweigh the bad.

This is just so beautiful and even more touching knowing it's for your daughter. I echo what others have said in that she's so fortunate to have a wonderful Mom such as you. Unfortunately, I've been there done that, during the years my children grew up, and though it's so difficult to see, children do learn the meaning of true friendship. You, my friend, have nothing to worry about, nor does your little girl. (((HUGS))) to you both for you're both so great! This is just one awesome portrait!

My way of dealing was to choose the underdog,to be the friend of those others didn't want to friends with...to choose the weaker team knowing my own strength and putting the smartasses that thought they were better than other kids on the ground after running through them for a touchdown to help my team win.You tell your girl not to run away from her problem,run through or over it...make the other kids wish they had been nicer to her:)

Hugs to Mikayla and you both. And you're right, sometimes adults can be more childish than children! She'll get over it, that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger - believe me, I know!
Excellent portrait, Shalea has the most beautiful eyes!