Little Mermaid: He loves me

Edit: Changed minor details, such as hair, tail, mouth and hand. Perfectionist at work.

This is a digital artwork of Ariel from the Little Mermaid, I used screenshots from the film to help with the style and colours, and based it on the scene when Ariel is pulling the petals from an underwater flower, just before Sebastian sings "Under the Sea".
I worked hard to keep the original style of Ariel, but hopefully also with an added a bit of realism. I also kept to the original colour scheme, and design. It was very fun to colour and I didn't have too much trouble, except for the pink leaves on the rock which were a right pain. XD
And surprise, surprise, there's actually a background! It took a long time to do, so I hope it came out right. I also spent a lot of time on Ariel's face, it was surprisingly hard to get a balance between it looking like she does in the movie, while also making it "3D" and painting it in what I hope is my own style. XD
TLM is one of my favourite Disney movies, so I just had to paint her! ^^

I think I went a little overboard with details, which is why it took so long, but hopefully it was worth it.
At least I learnt quite a lot during this, so it wasn't a waste of time!
Don't forget to look at the details!: [link]

Full view recommended.
Comments and +favourites appreciated! ^^

Size: Roughly a quarter of the original.
Details: [link]
WIP: [link]
Original Sketch: [link]
Time spent: Roughly 30 hours over two weeks.
Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS and my trusty Wacom Tablet. ^^
Ariel "The Little Mermaid" is ©Disney.
Art ©AmberDust 2006.