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Merry Critmas from the Samurai Snowmen!What a great mix of ideas! Soft skin and hard metal, overflowing emotion and constrained coldness, feminized beauty and masculine machinery … though the final point doesn't completely work for me since I think machines can be beautiful too. Her hair is great, from the shading to the wispy strands. I really like how her entire jaw seems screwed in, from the corner of her lips to the back of her jaw, and a neat screw earring. Her tears feel real like someone who went to the dentist and came out with the biggest, ugliest braces ever, while her throat and back tubing give the idea that she's halfway through a procedure to get a wickedly strong bite. Or maybe the tubing takes food directly to her stomach, and she's crying because she won't be able to enjoy food taste anymore?Her back musculature feels a little too simplistic, and compared to her small back her head look a little too large. Also I notice one of the tubes (bottom left) seems to be emerging at the wrong angle. The other three angle right, the same direction her back is turned. And the top of her ear seems to be cut off; maybe her hair is covering it but the top just sort of disappears.Vision: You say the series theme is Fake but this one seems to do the opposite; she's too obviously augmented and subtle deceit is the central means of fakery. Her tears imply real emotion – unless she is faking? So she could be a master of faking, but the image itself doesn't imply that.Originality: Mash-ups are a great way to find originality and your approach feels fresh.Technique: Expertly created, only a few issues for me.Impact: Her expression evokes emotion but it's only your title that makes me think she's faking.