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:iconhaikera-baiketsu:
You know my initial reaction to this was "damn," and it pretty much still is. The palette is very soothing and united, with lovely variations in hue and saturation that help to bring the eye to the focal point. It's a bit static in that the eye doesn't go back to other areas, which is disappointing since there's so much wonderful detail in the shrubbery and trees. The atmosphere is great; there's certainly as thick a fog rolling in as there is here right now.

My major gripe with this, and sorry for not bringing it up before, is that the road looks more like a muddy river. I had thought you would add more pebbley texture to it. Right now, it's very flat and looks to have ripples, like a waterway. For it to be a road it should be uneven, lower in places that have more traffic or water erosion, and higher at the sides. I also think that adding some red hues to it would add nice colour contrast, though that could just be me and my preference for red soil (check out PEI). You really need to do away with that sort of scribble texture, too.

Other than that, the other components - rocks and trees and trees and rocks etc - are rendered well enough to be convincing in this piece. :) Great work!
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:iconandantonius:
Thanks very much! Glad you like the palette; I did like a lot of weird crap with hue layers and such and wasn't sure if it would work or not. xD

Totally see what you mean about the road looking like a river, too. I had like no idea what to do texture-wise; but the pebbles would definitely have worked. I fail with incredibly simple objects. :lol:

Thanks so much! :glomp:

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