FULL VIEW PLEASE OH PLEASE!!

I'm really and honestly satisfied with this. And since I don't want anyone to burst my bubble on my love for this piece, I discourge any critique. Which as the description says: "There's a number of reasons why you might select this option. Perhaps you consider the submission to be complete and will not be making further changes on it. Perhaps you feel very sensitive about the submission and would rather not have it dissected by user comments. Whatever reasons, selecting this option indicates to the deviantART audience that you would prefer not to receive critique-heavy comments for this deviation." - So yeah. Just put opinions on the piece as a whole, don't pick apart details on this one. I don't plan to go back and change anything.

First piece I've done since Sakura really. I've not had a chance to do much art lately with my mother having surgery and having to take care of the baby. Tonight though I was finally let loose to be able to stay up late and sleep through the night finally after 2 weeks. No more midmorning feedings for me! Yay! Anywho. I sat down and finally decided to do something. I've been wanting to do an underwater piece since... forever. The seascape picture was just retarded in my opinion.. I knew I could do better. So I got to cracking.

FAQ on the piece: (Will update as seen fit with questions)

1.) Did you use the blur tool to do the background or other details? No. Normally I will use a blur tool to add a softer touch to some areas of pictures; however, in this piece I don't believe I used it even once.
2.) If you didn't use the blur tool then how come the coral in the background looks blurred like it's far away? Because it is far away. Also, I just used the airbrush to do that portion and used my pen really lightly to do it.
3.) Did you use any references for the plants and fish? Yes and no. 95% came from my mind solely. I did google to help myself with some lighting techniques and some little details like something to do with the ridges on the seahorse. Otherwise, my odd brain pulled this out. Somehow. I love the sea. ^.^


Tools used: Open Canvas PLUS, Intuos3 Tablet
Time: Roughly 3 hours straight.