The vision in this piece is clear -- it shows the strong bond between this human, Lyn, and her bounded demon, Neim. You can tell right away that they share a special relationship -- though not romantic, but almost family-like. 4.5 stars for this one.

The originality of this piece is high as well. All of your demon characters, as well as human ones, have unique qualities, and this pair is no different. You give fair strengths and weaknesses for your characters, as well as the way you draw them. This part of the picture deserves a 5 as well.

On to technique...this portion of the drawing scores well, but there are a few minor flaws, mainly in the girl, Lyn, that I would understand because you don't have as much experience drawing females. Her face is the one thing that jumps out at me most -- maybe make the nose a bit more prominent, more pointed, and move the mouth up a slight bit to make it look a bit more believable. The arms, too, at first seem to be fine, but after closer examination, I notice that the left arm (Left to us, her right arm) seems to be in an awkward position, held slightly away form the body. Maybe let the arm hang striaght down, rather than bent at an angle, would make the position look more natural. Her other arm, our right, or her left, would not be a very comfortable pose to hole an arm in. Try and duplicate the post yourself, and imagine holding it there for a minute or so for a picture -- that would seem uncomfortable, no? Maybe bend the arm at the elbow a bit more, and let the hand slide up Neim's cheek a little. That way the hand wouldn't be bent back so much. This section receives a 3.5

Finally, the impact. The impact of this piece isn't exceedingly great -- it is, after all, a pencil drawing (not that yours aren't great -- but color seems to help more with impact) but it does leave more impact than say, a simply sketch. This area deserves a 3.5 overall.

Great job on a nice piece or artwork again!