Japanese Koi 1

Although the shading etc is good, i think its the composition that makes this work rather than the colouring. Its possible to nicely colour anything, and the result is a nicely coloured piece of shit.
This, however, is nicely coloured and well drawn, and you havent gone overboard with the wind bars and waves.
Would be cool to see you draw up a similar design in half sleeve format, i think youd do well at it. Good work!