Haha... well I was *trying* to make a bronze-y gold shimmering kinda fantasy skin but I think I over did it, and lost the "realism"... I figured that since a Sabertooth is also fantasy, the skin was kinda cool. Good to get an opinion otherwise I suppose. Next time I'll either try to make the skin OBVIOUSLY fantasy/unreal or not mess with it overmuch. Though to be fair I spent more time on the girl's hair than on her skin.... oh well! Glad you like the animal at least!
You got me wrong I love the whole image, pose is great, expression could be better, breasts a bit heavier but overall I think it is a great image and don't let my comments bring you down you should be proud of what you made...I would be.
Aw thanks... the animal was clearly the focus... and then it bugged me that the girl's hair wasn't good enough so I spent all the time messing with it... and the shaders on the girl's clothes.. skin was pretty much last thing, and I'm not so good at making skin shaders Feedback helps me improve ^^