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Incredible job.
The shadows for the far left group of trees are really inconsistant considering the light is being shined directly from the middle, which'll mean the shadow should be tilted further to the left. Also, I feel that this piece lacks balance. Everything in the scene is literally in the same horizontal line. You should've put a few trees or plants closer to the viewer.
Regardless, it's pretty dang beautiful. Especially the colors.
really nice, I am going to study that pixel
I think the perspective of the shadow could be better
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@Manupix: best pixel this year? its the first day of 2012! but it is really good
Definitely the most ambitious ss piece this year 
I think some of the points that have been commented about are what give it its strength and originality, even though you didn't entirely succeed in turning them just right. I wish I knew what just right is, too!
My nitpicks: the tree shadows should converge somewhere, preferably behind the bot's midheight; the flat blue zones between trees look like colored glass panels, like an open sliding glass building door (this is probably what Gecimen means).
Who's Robert? 
The robot is not boring...
The tone of blue in between the middle trees are so much brighter than the darker tone that it seperates that part. I thin it should contain some gradient.
I've only done 4 things in the past 3 months :p
Agreed that the robot is boring/not a good focal point. As |||| said, I intended a UFO doors opening > mist/white light kind of effect. The horizon line thing I have definitely messed with that :/
With the way it fades out so quick it looks like it is being sent by a UFO which explains the intense blue light and the curling smoke.
This is spooky I love it!
Clever work with feathering the shadows on the bristely grass-blades, a well-done gimmick.
Wow, Eyvind Earle was a heck of an illustrator. What a mind.
I have two points of consideration here:
1. Spacial Reasoning. The gradual transition between foreground and background is non-existent. It's as if, just after that row of trees the terrain dips down immediately and doesn't emerge back into our point of view until what we see is miles away. This makes the peiece feel ill-constructed and poorly grounded.
2. Focal Point. The main char is lack-luster. Appearing generic in concept and inanimately stiff in form. I dare say there isn't a single thing creative about him; looks like a simplified medieval knight Wizard of Oz Tinman with glowing eyes and MegaMan canons.
Thumbs up on the colors, though. Nicely atmospheric. In terms of PA, you're far more productive than I am, which I really regret, so I hope you can take my crit as strictly posotive. I'm happy you had the determiniation to finish such a big peice and I'd be honored if you'd made this for me.
I feel the straight lines disrupt the overall feeling. Really amazing though. Lovin the details on the grass and the smoke.
that grass is amazing