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Used here:Β The Hero's Journey: Crossing the Threshold
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Reminds me of Turtle Rock, a dungeon in some of the The Legend of Zelda games. Nice one.
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Only played Windwaker I'm afraid. Β liked the aesthetic a lot though.
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This is honestly one of the coolest locations I've ever seen. I'm incorporating this into a dnd campaign, and showing my players where the idea came from.
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Awesome idea. I was randomly looking for anything "Snapping Turtle"-related, and this is one of the most creative ideas I've come across.
Obviously it's a turtle as a cave, but who knows it might be a real giant turtle frozen or fossilized. 
My only criticism, at a glance, is that it's so small... on here that is...
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It's just like.. wooooow. Thanks the only thing I can say! And I already said it like a dozen times. Truely amazing!nThe whole picture just keeps throwing stroies at you. The ship moving towards the mouth; exploring? Rescuing? Hiding? And the the whole idea of the turle: was it made? Fossilized? Did the wole mountainrange it body? And then the stairs in the corner. A city build nearby, worshipping this strange twist of nature? Seeking protection? It's just so damn inspiring!
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Haha thanks, that's exactly the reaction I was going for.
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Well, you nailed it 
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Epicness achieved! Only wish you could make the image bigger...
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Critique:
Awesomeness: 5/5
Effect: 5/5
Pure Win: 5/5
Bonus Points for Awesomeness: 5/5
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Haha, what a great concept! Nice sense of atmosphere and light.
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This is amazing! I love the scale of the mountain turtle in comparison to the ship.
I don't know what they are thinking though; who travels straight into a giant's mouth?
Maybe it's like the "cave of wonders". Good job.
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you nailed EPIC just right, great work!
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you achieved epic alright, your imagination is amazing
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lol thanks, though this was honestly more the result of mind wandering procrastination than imagination. Watching all of LOTR that week helped too
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I'm honestly going to try to "dish out some criticism," even though this blows my mind in every way possible. (challenge accepted face).
There are some slight perspective inconsistancies. Personally I love the slight fish-eye lens perspective, but it seems objects are lying on a slightly different planes from each other, ie. the figures standing next to the stairs are leaning in the opposite direction as them.
Yeah that's all I got.. Not even faults when you think about it, makes the image more dynamic. Hope I didn't anger the art gods by critiquing someone so much better than I am.
Have I mentioned I love your art?
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Thanks, and you're right about the perspective. Don't sell yourself short, criticism is always appreciated no matter someone's skill level.
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Please please please please PLEEEEEEEEASE show me how you render your mountains...
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Lots of reference and hard brushes
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Thanks
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The perspective and magnitude of this is...EPIC!
But I don't know if I'd want to go into that mountain D:
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"Please feel free to dish out some criticism."
right....like I have any.
Great work.
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That would be awesome and freaky at the same time to see in real life.
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this is great. a rare combination of realism and humor
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