Rat expression is great. I kinda like the dithermess though, like mess in a junkyard. To everyone his own I guess. You always try and see what happens when you tone the dithering down a bit and see if that improves it or not ;p

Or just let go of the breaks and dither the hell out of the tree as well 

I like the scene and the design, but this piece would honestly be 10 times bettter with half the dithering. And possibly 100 times better with a third of the dithering. Right now, it's just so noisy that I can't make out what things are supposed to be unless I zoom in a lot! (Didn't see the trash bags and trash can at all). But it's a very cool idea, with some good lighting and nice designs. More space around the rodent would make it stand out too. :)

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