Just because I wear pink.....

As a fellow Lux user:

The fabric texture came cross well, with the whole metallic-cloth thing. I haven't really tried that with Lux so kudo's to you <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/> The metal parts themselves look good. I don't see any obvious clipping so good attention to detail. I am not 100% sure of the intended tone/message/theme, since there is no obvious drama or action, but she seems to be in thought about something. I.e. this has the appearance of being more of a "candid" sort of shot of her mentally reflecting. I assume that is your intention <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/>

One thing that might take it to the next level is to let it render longer in Lux. The pink pixels where they shouldn't be are indicative of this and it just needs more samples to clean those up. Especially with reflective surfaces or multiple lights, I usually have to get to 2.2 or sometimes even higher. This is not an artistic or technical factor, but rather the greatest single challenge for Lux users: Patience <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/>

Artistically, with the highlights, she herself pales in comparison to her clothing. Her clothing has a lot of pizazz. To pull her out a bit, I might try to make her eyes or lips pop more. I am just thinking it might have a nice effect.

If I were to think about things that might elevate this pic, my other thought is that she has so much color, and the background is so blah (I know, it's stone, what do you expect?) that I might consider adding something complementary to the background that would make the color scheme really pop. Something like curtains, pottery, etc. with a complementary color. Not necessarily the exact same color, but complementary. This would make a big difference at least from my perspective.

It's good to see people using Lux - nice job showing what it can do. Great work on the materials and attention to detail; keep up the good work!