illustrated children's books

when I look at this piece, I get a story, one of a young adventurer who has just met that one true Big Boss Battle! From the build up of fire racking across the floor and whirling up beside him, you can tell this is his final hit. That this hero is now throwing everything they have left in them to make their final assult and take down this fiend. It reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy or similar to any other RPG game and seen as I enjoy and played many games similar to that, thie piece feels a little special to me. It's heart-warming~!

I'll cover a few formal elements that I believe this piece connects with most, and throw in a few advice on how this may be futher improved.
So to start with i'll discuss the use of Line. This line with \in this pieces is very sketchy and rough, it makes me think of concept art, like a quick sketch and idea on how you want to set a scene. The linework is also rather rugged and seems to outline and seperate your colours apart. However, I think it be nice if you left the linework out when it came to the fire that envelops around the bottom right and upper left sides. Just leaving the flames with colour instead of outlining them a little may have made it more realistic and impacting.

Next i'll discuss the Spacing of the image, i think with the gap between the hero and villain you've built a tension between the two characters. Showing well that he is charging on, this space between them freezes them both in time and I think the placement here is ver well done!
However, when look at the layour of the image, If the boy was placed lower to the right. It will feel like a more direct assult as he'd be in line a little more with the oncoming enemy. Also, maybe a different viewpoint could be tested out. Instead of drawing it from the view of looking straight at them on a side. How about changing the viewpoint to just about behind the hero. From that position you can exagerate the towering enemy, and show the build up of flames engulfing his blade as they charge on into battle.

Overall this piece is wonderful and artistic, it depicts a wonderful story which brings me back to childhood and the joys of playing the role as a hero. This piece shall hold a special place in my heart, and I can't wait to see you improve and grow as an artist in time~!