This is an amazing character design and you rendered her very well. The thing with the sun is it creates strong hard shadows, so I just increased the shadows based on what you already had. The ocean had too many shades of blue. I blended them together. Added the horizon line where the waves are almost not visible and become a straight line. Don’t be afraid to use a hard brush for your background. You can always blend them smooth. I used a hard brush to define the clouds and the big wave. Added a subtle purple light from the spirit to her to give the illusion of the glowing fire.











