I just want to get one accepted (T_T)

The hills are so fake. i'm sorry. that line came out before I could stop myself. but it's true. the hills are really annoyingly eye-catching with their unfitting unrealistic look--for one, actual hill's slopes are not that smooth and unbroken or that obviously visible. for another, grass doesn't grow like that and scattering some grass from ps's default grass brush on two FLAT surfaces don't make for great hills. grass should cover the whole hill--you might want to observe the real thing and get some stocks of grassy knolls. since the trees are real stock trees made white, you don't have an excuse for having fake hills. =/

now to what i should have said at the very beginning: well, if you want to get one accepted, you have to get it checked out BEFORE you submit and you have to invest a lot more effort. now i'm going to apologize for sounding harsh, if i do sound harsh to you.

and to continue: since I'm new to eureka 7 (which I think is the anime of topic here, correct me if I'm wrong) i won't be using the proper words. the streaks behind the guy's (renton's?) board is a bit weird. but that's not a very big issue. I think...the whole inverted color idea isn't working too well here. it might just be me though, so wait for more comments. but I do know that the clouds could also use some work.

sorry for being disorganized in my thoughts as well. good luck on this.

Thanks for your comments asa01, harsh works for me because its usually the most honest replies. I really noticed how fake it looked with the hills so I went and got a few pictures in my front yard of some grass and changed them into brushes and I added a snow layer to give some terms of speed. All critique is greatly appreciated!

Good that harsh works for you, because one does not learn from pretty "nice job" comments. so glad you can take criticism in which ever form they come in ^^ an important trait for a ready learner.

better hills? i suppose, but still not the best that they can be. mainly because there is no feeling of "distance" and the grass's "almost-roots" aka the end of the grass blades are visible, even in further away grass. scroll down and look to the right side of this page. see "links" underneath the whole "shoutbox" thingy? click on "ningen". that site has a nice tutorial on daytime and nighttime grass. you might want to consider those directions.

and work on the snow. they aren't looking too "snowy" right now.

something's still missing/not quite right. i'm not sure. i haven't put my finger on it yet. but go to work improving those hills!

It's really not too bad but the grass does need just a bit more work.

Thanks for telling me about that link, it help a lot! I thought the grass seemed too overpowering and took away from the wall so I took away one of the hills and made it somewhat into a snowy meadow and I improved the distance perception of the grass. I also added more snow, but I am not totally sure if it was too much..

Looking better! though I can still spot floating grass blades ;D i know it's a pain but try to cover them all up. and you're welcome for the link ^^ and hey, SZ is a place where wallers help wallers right? now...

okay, got it. tone down the snow a bit but the key point is to somehow make the character stand out. because he is currently lost in your white snowstorm, being all white himself. hmmm...stand out and yet fit in at the same time. sorry...a little hard luck at coming up with a good suggestion right now ^^;

but your attitude's been great, so that's nice. it's going to get you far, don't you worry about that. xD

do you think this is good enough to enter?

I like the meadow - but what's that blueish/whiteish slab on the left? It doesn't really fit. Alos, you may want to make the bigger globs of snow smaller as they compete for attention with the character.

It's much improved from the first version. a couple things though. i would get rid of the text, it doesn't quite suit the wall. the grass is getting better, but still needs to be blended with the hill better. the trees in the back almost seem like they have a glow around them. is that a brush or was it a tree that was extracted? if you can, try to get rid of it. also, it's the same one or two trees over and over. try to have some variety.

it's an interesting color scheme. not something we usually see. i think this could turn out nicely. good luck! :)

I attempted to get rid of some of the glowing around the trees but since it was a brush it was kinda difficult so I gave up in the hopes I wouldnt destroy something. I took out the text because, like chibi said, it did seem out of place and I also removed some of the larger globs of snow. The grass has been tricky.. I have had trouble blending the multiple layers and I am hoping it is starting to take a turn for the better. I would like to thank all of you, your comments are really helping me improve so much.

(btw chibi I love your newest wall ^^)

Hey, I like the newest one! there's something bugging me about the plain white spot of snow, maybe that would be a good placeto put your text? if you wanted to put it back in, that is.

Put some text

The grass is better alot already...

But the white snow at the bottom right is making me abit giddy...