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First, I'm going to tell you that I'm completely unfamiliar with the game this is apparently associated with from your artist's comments. That said, this is an absolutely stunning fantasy piece! It's clear that you took a great deal of time composing this. The care you took with the beetles is obvious, but I'd feel remiss if I didn't mention how well the extended legs are blended. The only thing that makes them appear to be slightly unnatural (with respect to the image, because bugs that big are definitely unnatural) is the fact that the color is faded a bit from the darker tones of the front legs.The detail that you put into the background in this piece is simply stunning. You made certain to include the tall mushrooms in the distant terrain at varying depths, and the giant beetles as well. The birds and the dragons are a very nice touch as well, adding a definite sense of atmosphere to this piece that really works to bring the viewer in. The rolling clouds in the sky also serve to do this. If there were one single thing I'd change about this image, though, it's the dragon closest to the foreground. Perhaps it's his proximity to the beetle, but he appears to be a little "out of place".the mushrooms and the way you used the pieces with the details exposed works beautifully. It's especially useful to highlight those ropes with the lamps hanging on them - though I am curious as to where the rope that drops off the third mushroom toward the (viewer's) right of frame goes - does it just fall into the dust? Has it been cut, and is that why the dust clouds has formed? It's another wonderful way to draw the viewer in to the image, to make us question what we're seeing.The humans (well, I presume they're supposed to be human) on the cap of the mushroom and on the beetle's back are wonderful touches for scale as is the castle in the mid-ground. It's all beautifully constructed, and if you weren't the CV for photomanips, I'd be sending it in with the notation that each and every element used in this image's creation serves a purpose and is masterfully constructed. The dust clouds are some of the best pieces of realism, and I have to point that out because it's absolutely something that might be overlooked when creating something of this magnitude.Truly wonderful work - thank you so much for sharing this!