I wander on purpose

Okay, I will try to give you both positive and negative things that I get from this..

* first I will critique everything about why I gave you the score and ask you questions etc.. Last paragraph will be everything positive*
Vision(3.5):
Was it necessary to be nude? I find that while it does show that there is perfection and imperfection in everyone for your self portrait. I felt it could have been just as better with clothes ( I am not against artistic nude, I actually love some concepts where the nudity has a purpose and a reason). I will understand if it was only to portray you without materialistic items as it is a self-portrait. But often enough, clothes do express who we are.
Now I am wondering did you visualize one arm to be cut off? and the other to look really big? ( otherwise you have some real good muscle on you! and then that is a good for you) It just seems that the pose while Tantalizing( positive comment I should have saved for later).. the arms feels forced into that pose.
So the angle that you are posed in gives no justice to you, but creates a problem. Now while I am all for the 'empty' space above you (my Reference to the book; 'The Empty Space' a theatre book. Read it very interesting) . I feel you other arm should have been in the picture. Or if you are like me that doesn't know what to do with arms, practice in the mirror to see what looks good. or try to notice how you put your arms. This is a self portrait. I think you would have looked very well with Crossed arms. ( it would have closed you from the 'audience' but it would show the inner workings of the world, that how we appear is often not our true self.)

Originality(3.5):

"It's something you learn after your second theme party: It's all been done before." Prior Walter; 'Angels in America' By Tony Kushner

This quote is true, but never the less I feel that with every photo some originality is in it. Mainly because I couldn't bare it if every nude photo is the same pose, same color, same person. There is not much to say except you have your own style, you took this your own way. I haven't seen a photo that deserves a 5 in this category and (THANKFULLY) never saw one that merits a 1, 0.5, or 0 either( and not a 2 either). I can't really say much of a critique here. So I will go on to the next one.

Technique (4):

Technique is one of those things I can't critique but I will try. So bear with me on this. I know you have your reasons for the background, but it merges very closely to your skin. almost so much that you are invisible woman. Lucky shadows prevent that.. Although I should save the positive for later, I like it if it means that sometimes you are invisible.. if that isn't the thought you are trying out. Maybe subconsciously this spoke to you and it might be the reason. Again, Technique is another subject that is difficult to critique because some people like it and some don't and it wouldn't be fair at all to say "YOU SUCK" * I hope you know I do not think that about your photo I actually want to fave it after or before this critique* ( I am trying to put my own theories and ideas and thoughts in my critique of what this could mean).

Impact (3.5):

I know that this photo doesn't have such a big impact on me as say your mom or your grandfather or anyone who knows you and cares about you. The impact of artistic nude, and the skin/ background analyzation, the makeup being blue pink and hair bright red, as well as (forgive me) the pink nipples on the breasts that as I write this critique keep forcing me to glance at them..... (I am a woman and although I am straight.. even I can enjoy the beauty of the female body in an artistic or any other way) I have to say I enjoy it and although the impact could be so much better ( I don't know how to explain it to make it better though.. it takes a lot of shots in order to get one that even speaks to me in my own art) I hope that this shot of you does truly speak to you. Because that is what matters in the end.

Now my left over positives that I have forced myself to keep to the end...

LOVE THE STARK CONTRAST OF THE HAIR!!!
The face is perfect.
The definition of the curve of the breast is very statuesque.
I love the "imperfection" of the beauty mark or moles on you stomach and the slight dimple in your rib shows more definition to the body.
I wish I could see the whole belly button. It would give more definition to you torso and/or waist.
love the small dots ( beauty marks?) near your collar bone.
LOVELY HANDS and nails
NICE SHAPE OF EYEBROWS.
Also, I like that your earlobe is peeking out of your hair.( I wish there was something sparkly there like a diamond earring)
On the whole, body/position looks very doll like.
I especially enjoy the tiny shadow on the opposite side not on the body(left hand side of the photo) It looks like the picture is becoming darker.. like your inside dark side is that much of the whole self portrait.

I hope that you find my critique adequate and enjoying. I tried to keep all the positives at the end but I hate to give you critique after critique without showing some love. Thank you for taking this photo and allowing critiques so that I had discovered it when I felt like doing a critique.