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The Price of Progress

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:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Impact

You have been visited by a Critmas Fairy! We fairies are trying to show the world we can give critique to others without being downright criticising, as per the spirit of CRITmas (fav.me/daqfq97). Mind if I just hop on to business, then?

First things first: what a glorious piece. Already as a thumbnail, it has clarity and impact. I like its vivid colours, its strong composition and well, very nearly everything about it!
Since this is supposed to be a critique though, and not outright praise, allow me to do a quick round of nitpicking:
Immediately after appreciating the beautiful silhouette of the stag, my eye fell on the yellow light cast on the trunk of the tree to its right. The upper left part of the yellow brush-strokes feel a bit off or rushed, since it's light that's not shining quite shining ON the tree as much as somwhere slightly in front of it.
The same couldbe said where you painted in the glow on the leaves on the bush opposite - in places, its not quite believably following the leaves' contours either.

I feel pretty terrible for pointing things out in what counts as background, or near enough, but there you go. Please don't think any less of this wonderful piece!

May 2017 see you paint many many more of these but for now, have a very nice evening to start with.
Love from Belgium,
see you around,

Capt. BATTLEFAIRIES from Team Fairies

(PS: I'm a bit dissatisfied with dA's rating system so by all means - ignore the stars. I'm just giving everyone 3.5's all the time)