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Misty-B6 [2015-09-15 10:28:24 +0000 UTC]

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Firstly I absolutely love the overall look of this piece, it's really beautiful, i think it's one of your best, well done e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/>

Lighting-
I think the lighting is pretty good, the lighting of the background is really pretty and the horse blends in well. Although i think the horse needs more of a defined shadow because the lighting is relatively strong, although the sun is low as it's a winter scene. I also really like the reflection.

Grounding-
The splashes are very pretty but they don't look quite right to me... i think they need to be a bit bigger because the horse is trotting it would generate a lot of splashing. Here's a tutorial which may be useful, it's not my favourite splash tutorial... but i can't find that one e.deviantart.net/emoticons/f/f… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="380" title=" (Sad)"/> misty-b6.deviantart.com/art/Tu…

Body prep
just perfect, especially the head, my only recommendation would be to make other parts of the horse, such as his tummy and hind quarters more defined too.

Hair
i like the shape but i think it could use more shadow to give it more shape, i sort of showed how i do this with highlights in step 7 of my tutorial here misty-b6.deviantart.com/art/Ma… So in yours I would suggest more shadow on the mane near the neck and on the underside of the tail.

other details
i really like the horns, the markings, the extra hair under the tummy and the horns, i think they've all been done very effectively!

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actualbagel [2015-09-07 06:10:34 +0000 UTC]

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This is a fairly good picture, the anatomy is spectacular. But a few things, the tail shouldn't be that short, the mane should be a bit weighed down by the water and the ice seems a bit too thin, but I guess that in a warm winter, it would be pretty thin.

The technique is great because the horse looks realistic, but the horse's lower legs and hooves do not simply disappear; maybe make the water a bit more transparent?

It's not extremely original, but the pattern and the ice is kinda original, as well as the antlers.

The horse is perfectly visible, I don't think there's a problem with that.
But the background shouldn't be that blurry, I can barely make it out; but I know it's a forest.

It's quite a masterpiece, but the few mistakes you can learn from.

Have a good day! :3

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TigerStriped4 [2015-09-07 02:19:48 +0000 UTC]

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First off, wow you have skill.

Hair

I really love the soft, simple motion that you have going. it complements the movement well. The hair redraw is lovely and I love most how strands are visible. I think though a few more lowlights and highlights will really bring more depth. I also think that because the horse is moving quite fast, a few flyaways would be really effective. Oh and I am impressed with the extras bits of hair over its body, really well draw and effective. I love most that it's a different shade to the mane and tail, it really makes it it's own feature of the horse and doesn't clash.


Lighting

The lighting is beautiful. I think it's not too dark or too light. The shadow are placed well and the horse suits nicely with the background so well done, lighting is something that is hard to get perfect and everyone sees it differently.


Prep

I seriously love the detail you have in your prep of the face. It really draws my attention. In saying that, the slight pop of colour with the eye is exactly what it needs and you have drawn it beautifully. I am really impressed with how well you have blended those markings into the horses coat. I think that maybe you could bring some of the detail of the face prep into the rest of the body. I find the body lacks attention.


Splashes

Splashes aren't easy and I think you have tackled them well. Both soft but detailed. With the two legs closer to us it looks like they have swapped places with the back legs. By that I mean with the grounding. The water looks like it comes up much higher on those legs then the rest. I think by either leering the opacity a bit or lower the amount of splash you add will make it seem less awkward and unnatural.


Reflection

The opacity of the reflection is perfect for the background although I can clearly notice how the legs don't quite meet up. I understand how hard it is to do this (I'm guilty of this myself sometimes). Because of this I try and hide where it joins through the splashes. Maybe that's something you can try in future pieces. I would like to mention that even though you have a reflection the horse still needs a shadow underneath, but it really shouldn't be sharp, so make sure it is extremely blurred and it really should be just underneath the horse itself.

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HevonenStudios [2015-09-05 19:21:55 +0000 UTC]

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Hey! So I'm gonna write up a little critique that you requested e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/>

First off, I think this is really beautiful!

prep
Firstly, I love all the detailing! One thing though, that I notice, is that the whole horse is really smooth-looking, and although this might be a personal preference, I think maybe lowering the repaint layer to let some of the natural coat texture show c: although I do like how consistent your prep is throughout the horse, I lot of times I see a super pepped area of the horse while the rest is mildly prepped. I also think there could be a few more shadows on the horse, to add more depth and take away from the artificial look (I do understand though, this also may be your style, and I understand manips aren't supposed to be super realistic xD)

hair
I love the flow of the hair, and how you have it flowing above the neck, which I don't see a lot as it is hard to pull off. I do think that there could be more details where the hair connects with the neck, as some of the details were lost there. I also think there could be more depth added by getting a few more shadows in there, or perhaps adding another layer of small highlights??

other
With the splashes and the hair, it suggests that the subject has a lot of motion, so I think you could maybe add some motion blur to the background just to make the movement pop? Lots of movement in a manip often catches people's eye, and is hard to pull off in my opinion.

another things that I notice is that which I downloaded & zoomed in, there are little specks of the antler background still left there. Its very hard to see, and especially if you erase that background on a light/transparent BG they can be hard to catch, so what I do is add a layer of a dark color behind the layer and turn it on to erase the little parts that I miss e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/> (I hope that makes sense?)

But, I love the eye, its so pretty especially with those lashes! The colors are beautiful as well, I'm a sucker for pastels, and all the colors match well, too c: The markings are done well, and splashes can be hard but I also think you did those well <3
I hope this wasn't too harsh (I hope its fair, too! I don't do critiques very much haha), I can be a bit nit-picky, but I hope this helps you! Gorgeous manip overall e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=" (Smile)"/>

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PeridotRider [2016-04-17 20:58:12 +0000 UTC]

This is so amazing!

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Ruanly [2015-11-11 15:54:09 +0000 UTC]

My favorite thing about this manip is definitely the lighting and coloring to it. The soft rose gold is so beautiful and quite unique. You don't seem too many pink-gold mixed manips nowadays. The horns are incredible and the purity of their white really enhances the softness that the color scheme lends. The hair has beautiful flow to it, too, and I love the small details like the beard hair and the sharp cheekbone and bright eyes.

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Ilquira [2015-10-19 10:11:09 +0000 UTC]

OMG This is absolutely beautiful
I really like the soft colors and the design of the horse

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Skyfall122 [2015-09-07 21:44:36 +0000 UTC]

OMG teach me

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HevonenStudios [2015-09-06 01:44:56 +0000 UTC]

ohh beautiful !! I'm so glad I could help <33 

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Vipette [2015-09-05 16:02:05 +0000 UTC]

so, soo pretty!  

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DarkriseDivine [2015-09-04 19:34:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow!!! Definitely your best piece so far!! The lighting is so soft and the whole piece is just so pretty!!

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silverthorne-studios [2015-09-03 19:05:12 +0000 UTC]

Dang, when did you get so good?! You get better on every piece! This looks soooo beautiful!!

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serflorium [2015-09-03 18:50:43 +0000 UTC]

I love the hair and prep on the horse, it's lovley!

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allison553 [2015-09-02 07:37:47 +0000 UTC]

wow that is absolutely stunning i love the colour and the texture of the artwork

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lovelyskylark [2015-09-01 23:30:06 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh! You made Rohan look absolutely stunning

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CastelinLovesCloud [2015-09-01 21:19:37 +0000 UTC]

This Is beyond stunning

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relibelli [2015-09-01 21:06:56 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE IT!
Thank you so much, you're amazing!  

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