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Published: 2013-11-16 20:55:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 5767; Favourites: 222; Downloads: 227
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This was done on livestream.Β-----------------------------
*They are both restingΒ
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The first thing that comes into my mind while looking at the picture is the gorgeous, and I mean GORGEOUS scenery. The color choice is probably the best and the most fantastic patterns one can get into his mind - mixing light green, contraring with dark green, light blue and the light pink sky composes with ponies in the foreground and gives the outcome a powerful spirit. It is just exactly what comes into your head when somebody asks you "please, tell me something about fable illustrations you can recall from your childhood the fastest". It really is just that. I can barely find words to express how much I adore the color scheme in this archwork. Those brown details on the sides, that mountain with Canterlot in the background, those trees; it's just genius. I hardly get impressed by arts AS MUCH as I got by viewing this painting.
Now, to the technical side.
Stuff looks rather good under this condition; the light shading is good, though I suck at doing shadows I think the part behind Twilight should be quite darker, even though the outcome is still more than fabulous. I think Celestia's cutie should be slightly smaller, too, and the very single thing I actually dislike is the magic glittery Twi conjures from the horn. It doesn't look... well, it looks rather articifial to me. Like a drill. But its lighting reflections are still great, so what to bother.
Nothing more to say about it. If I had "more than favorite" section in my gallery, this masterpiece would definitely go in there. It's GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS. I think I'll even swap my PC wallpaper for this image, cause it fulfills me with so much optimism and happiness the more I gaze upon it. I know I already have said that, but it's WONDERFUL! Thank you for making my day with this artwork. And keep up the magnificent job.
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There are a lot of things going on in this image to really break down. The most important thing to stress is that there's nothing at all wrong with the image on the whole. I tend to think that when you put as much investment into a piece as this, that it's going to kind of wind up pretty solid overall, so there's maybe some things to quibble over, but there aren't any serious problems with the piece. So hats off to you for that!
I like how this really reminds me a lot of the painting "The Luncheon on the Grass" by Edouard Manet, which you can see here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manβ¦
The two are pretty similar in a lot of ways, in how the foreground characters are treated in comparison to the soft background. Both are supposed to show a sort of sensual and intimate experience. I think, in a similar way to that painting, it would pop a little better if the foreground characters had been perhaps a bit more tightly rendered. Again, I don't think your painting fails at that, I'm wondering if minute textures (feathers, hair) could perhaps be worked in. Don't get me wrong, you're one of the few serious landscape artists in the fandom, so I don't think you have a lot to worry about! I just think it would help the figures pop more.
(Plus if you look at my stuff, I love tight rendering, everything I do is very, very tight. So it's a personal preference.)
The grass at the bottom of the image is kind of noticeable. I can see that you vary the tone of the grass to indicate shading, but I wonder if the color of the grass could be mixed a bit more to not be so evenly green (some blades perhaps with a yellow-green or blue-green tone to mix things up a bit and create a more realistic grass texture).
The lighting effects for the background and sky are amazing! I love how it plays against the Canterlot skyline for effect, with a bare hint at lens flare.
The objects (birds, celestial objects, clouds) in the sky seem to dissolve a little bit when the image zooms in. I think that could cause some problems if the image is sold as a print. I think perhaps with five more minutes, the bird could be rendered out a bit more for texture and look a bit less dashed off.
Some things to consider that probably can't really be changed with this piece:
I'm not sure if Celestia reads quite right in that posture. I'm too used to seeing her stand upright in a more regal pose, perhaps. So it has a double unintended effect her laying flat on her back is not a pose she's typically shown in, and it's a bit complicated so it can be difficult to "read" visually. That's more of a thought in how to express that character in the future, but I think in this case once you absorb who the character is, it works in making it feel like a nice, intimate moment.
Anyhow, best of luck with the painting. I don't know much about digital painting exactly, but I know how to look at art, and I can do some critique!
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I love Twilight's mane here! as well as Celestia's!!
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Celestia's mane seems a little subdued, but otherwise nice piece.
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Yes, corpses can get cold. Better do something with it.
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Is Celestia dying? Her hair is faded!
I can't properly visualize them huddling together for warmth!
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They both are just resting.Β
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All of your pictures have still the same traits - could be called a style, although I believ you could add more shading and light values 
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Stop being hard on yourself. This is very good. Well done.
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don't be so much hard. I kinda like this one.
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You can add more detail if you want to though I do say that I like it this way too.Β
Now I want to go get my Brian Eno albums and rip 'em to the computer again...
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Well now that it's ben updated it looks warmer to me.
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First of all really nice work you have here has a really nice visual presence, very neutral and calming.
Secondly what do you mean by "not enough detail" from what I can see there is a nice amount of detail in this painting.
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O.O NOT ENOUGH DETAIL?!?!?!?!?!?!? Dude seriously, don't be hard on yourself there is nowhere near not enough detail on this piece, seriously....
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