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There is something to be said about the composition of a piece. Me being a graphic design student, it's the easiest for me to talk about, and I've got to say, you have the touch.The idea is that all the space in a piece feels to be used efficiently and works in a pleasant manner, in fact - beauty in art is the illusion that everything was done intentionally. What you have here is just that. The focal point of Queen Chrysalis's carapace and her face is brought together by all of the flowing curves of her mane and tail. Those in themselves which wrap around the piece, making every aspect seem "used". It's amazing how well it works.Color is used a little more interesting than what even I'm used to. There is a guaranteed low key (darker values) to the entirety of it, but has such a "popping" contrast with her mane and tail which sets chrysalis apart from the background. Even her carapace, as I mentioned before, seems to glow a lovely blue-green.Lighting's also fairly fascinating. I have never, in my life, been able to make convincing cell shading, so the use of highlighting through only lighter shades of grey and streaks in the mane and tail, along with the vibrant colors (I can't get past the energy of it) is very admirable and perhaps to me, the best work you've done.What I'm not convinced as much on is the anatomy. I'm one to judge here seeing how I can never get anatomy spot on, but it just bothers me a bit. Her head is very rounded, simulating an western style cartoon (which MLP is), but her body and tail reflect your own eastern culture and impact. And true, she is sort of part bug, but her eyelids seem exceptionally buggy - just her eyelids. Another strange falter is how her horn, which is normally pretty rounded, seems more flat and almost an afterthought to the rest of the work. The same could be said of her hind left leg which just floats there and doesn't feel as tied to the rest of the body.To contrast with that, though - I adore your stylization of the show and how you've worked the background so smoothly with the piece. It really works wonders for a compositional study.