===== From jouni@mikrobitti.fi: A well composed image with nice colors, but it doesn't strike to me as particularly Asian. Your background story illustrates the point, but I still fail to see this as "spirit of Asia". ===== From ruy@hipernet.com.br: Very nice interpretation of the theme. ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: Nice concept and I like the lighting. The bird and branches needed a bit of work in terms of textures. The ears and hands also need tweeking. ===== From daffy-duck@worldnet.att.net: Really like the way the leaves fade into the distance and the coloration and lighting. ===== From lrwii@joplin.com: Like the lighting and the background. I'm one of those who haven't heard of 'Andersen's tale' or Dulac's work that inspired it. So all I can say of the main character is he don't look human. ===== From jrcsurvey@aol.com: I like this image. A genre piece kept simple and effective. I especially like the mix of facial expression and bodily gesture, also the decorative effect of the leaves. ===== From r@pop-be-3-1-dialup-24.freesurf.ch: Notable for modelling