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I'm just going to start here that I love what is being depicted in this piece. A few sirens have just encountered a Hydra. And the possible outcome may end in a dire consequence. Simply put, shit's about to go down. But what really bothers me is what the sirens are doing. It seems that they are showing no emotion in what's happening; Either because they love to live dangerously and are taking close ups, or they're doing the freeze method from the fight or flight stress response. Do they not realize they're gonna die if they just stand there looking at it?All joking aside, I would like to point out some noticeable flaws in the way this piece was drawn. Let's look at the third Hydra (counting from the left to the right) this is what draws in the attention. It's the centerpiece. The hook. It's the most important part of the painting. I just love the expression and the detail put into this Hydra. As you can see from its aggressive, roaring expression, you can see bridges of saliva in its wide-open mouth. The teeth are sharp, and indicate it is something you should NOT fuck with. But the hair is... well... okay, as it looks like thin strands of play-dough and thick, straight streaks of red.So why is it only this certain Hydra? Because it's pretty much the only well drawn part of this piece. The Hydra to left of the said Hydra looks decent, but is not as detailed as it's more attention-grabbing counterpart, as the scales are almost not shown in it's face. Compared to the third Hydra, it doesn't live up to it in the detail factor. The things that really bother me, though, are the first and last Hydras. They are very poorly depicted in this drawing. Take the first one for example, I can only point out it's eyes, and maybe even the teeth? I don't see the hair that the other three have. I'm not hating on this one; I'm just saying a lot more should have been done to the little details, even if it's not your thing, just take more time adding to the fine details. Fine details please a lot of people, even me. But don't stress yourself too much on them, too detailed is too stressing.I'd also like to point out on the necks; For all of them. It's as if i can see sketch lines from the second Hydra. Even the third and best Hydra head can use a better neck.Now let's talk about the trees and plant life in this forest. Looking at the tree that has been knocked over by the fourth Hydra head, all I just see is the color brown. Absolutely no texture. Looking at the third hydra head, it looks like you're capable of drawing such texture. So what's keeping you from being able to add texture to the tree trunk. You could add some roughness, or bumps and welts, even a pre-rendered texture or brush to add detail to the trunk of the tree. I'd also note that the fourth Hydra head seems to "blend in" with the trunk of the tree, meaning I can't really see the other end of the trunk as the Hydra's head pretty much muddied out the other end. I do, however like the detail of the long grass before the pond of murky, disgusting swamp water which has large bubbles you'd usually find in those fantasy cartoons. The vines are decent, but they look too simple and are, for some reason, transparent.Overall I'll say that the painting is good; but it seems like a lot of the time spent on this drawing was on the third Hydra head, the grass, and probably the water. The rest was done with a little less focus.