January - Permafrost

I really like the overall tonal control of the piece, the creature is done with much care and it looks simply adorable. I really like the design of the creature and the little magical element around it's feet, it's a nice touch and I hope you expand on it, make it slightly more bold, the overall picture is very delicate, but it can use something bolder.

A few things I would like to point out is...

1. The mountains, I am sure you will keep working on it, but right now it's a bit too generic, you need to take more reference and vary up the shapes, specially those ones in the mid-ground. The reason I mentioned that is because the clouds and the creature has a level of realism that must be carried through to the mountains themselves, it's not a style that appears overall cartoony, the mountains right now look cartoony.

2. In a thumbnail, this picture's overall contrast and tone looks muddy, beautiful, but it's hard to see what is what unless you look up close, for a digital piece, that's a disadvantage, it needs more contrast, it will be a good idea to keep adding a bigger range of grayscale, and more highlights.

Overall, the composition is tied together by the clouds and snow, I am not too worried about the empty space, but I would look into those areas listed above if I were you.

Nice piece, it has good potiential, keep developing if you can.

there goes my first official crit, hope it helps. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)" />