I am here from #projectcomment and I want to give your piece a real great critique! This is my first one, so I'm sorry if it's not all that critique-y or anything. Anyway, I'd really like to point out what this piece did right since I find it very impressive. I especially like the fur, and the fur on the neck is very fur-like and in my opinion it looks very soft. Adding a visual texture to the piece has been very well done here and much of the fur really contributes to that. And you said you're new to this realistic digital thing? This is a very good piece especially for someone so new! I'm also very pleased by the reddish-orange tones in the background. They seem to portray a lot of a fiery tone to them, which I think matches the expression on Daraegys' face. If there's anything that I really suggest you could improve, it would be the fur on the tail. I just feel like the lines look a little less fur-like and blended than on the rest of the image? I'm sorry if that's what you were intending, it's just something I noticed that stuck out and I can't find anything else to technically criticize about this piece. Overall you did a wonderful job, especially for an early attempt at a technique and/or style. Keep up the good work!