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I see that this piece has been requested as a print. However, because this art features one character (red stallion) which is owned by  I do not feel that I have the right to sell this piece. However, at the end of the contest, if I do not win, I will be updating this piece with a stallion of my own and will make adjustments to breeds. When this occurs, I will put this image up for print. Thank you for nominating this as a print, hopefully your patience will pay off and this will become a print later on!END EDIT EDIT So, first of all, thanks to all of you who helped me to completely figure out what was going wrong here. I have re-done Ziqhenya's anatomy. The sunlight on her is stronger. The bark on the tree is better shaded. The grass in general has more shadow to it. Hopefully the further grass field is shaded better and is more discernable. The background grass has more detail, as does the grass around and near Ziqhenya. I played around with adding more detail and depth to the foreground grass, and am still not totally satisfied with it. Hope no one minds too greatly though. Perhaps I'll take more time when I have more of it. End Edit The image that goes along with the story here- [link] I struggled a lot with the grass. I had wanted to do a watering hole, where their reflection would show, (hence the mud at the bottom of the image) but alas my photoshop does not possess the capabilities of illustrating such an image. I must say, I had a BLAST creating 's plain's unicorn stallion - [link] His coloring is so unique and awesome, and his spikey mane was a joy to do. This is another part of my contest entry into 's "Design A Mate" contest. Want to find out more, go to this link- [link]Thanks for taking a peek! Comments
 Well, this is eyecatching! I especially like the warm colors used here, and the mare's design is very unique. Bicolored blazes are made of win.
 What bugs me? Smudginess, visible in higher resolution. Grass would not be that blurred, even in a close view. Did you use Photoshop to create this? If so, why not make some grass brushes and play around with the settings, so the grass blades would be more sharp? Another thing, perspective. The farther, the smaller the blades. Although I'm aware these things aren't easy, I still learn them myself  Though I'm positive you'll make up to them. Keep it up!  -- Imagination is the best way to say "fuck you" to reality.  Very nice panting
If I give you a advice you should put more shadow in the background. And your horses and your tree would be more in background. Or else, there a great work on the horses! They are very beautiful! Nice work Note: Sorry, I couldn't write a critique. I hope you don't bear a grudge against me -- Mon Site No grudge borne at all. I really appreciate the advice, and will have to run and fix that soon! I realized as I was posting it that the shadows and perspective were a bit off, but didn't have the time. Thanks for the really nice comment/critique!
 Thank you. I did use photoshop, and am very disgusted with how the grass turned out. I tried the grass brushes, and did expirement, though the version of PS I have is very limited. I will definately go back and try to fix the smudginess and blurred-ness of the image. No guarantees it will turn out better though. Ah yes, the perspective really is quite off here, I realize that. Just another thing on the list to fix up. Thanks for the ncie comment and critique, it is much appreciated!
If you use a tablet, you might draw some blades and define them as a brush itself, and then change the settings into what suits you best. The basic thing I'd recommend in general is possibly staying away from the smudge tool and trying to blend everything manually. It might require some habit changing, I got through it myself, but it's bearable.
This may help.  [link]-- Imagination is the best way to say "fuck you" to reality. Thanks, that really helps!
  I'm glad I could give some tips.
 -- Imagination is the best way to say "fuck you" to reality. I'm glad you're so knowledgeable!
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