... you have a great hand atdrawing without visible lines. It's all so natural... and Celestia looks ethereal! The application of pastels makes it look even more like she's incorporeal, a spirit goddess, the true avatar of the stars.



But... honestly, you'll have to work on expressions. Her face, with your chiaroscuro applications, looks oddly emaciated, and that grin is far too large. I'll be frank: it looks like freakin' Death is staring me in the face.