Ross Attempt 4

So here's my 4th attempt at 's infamous Ross challenges. What is surprising is that I actually like this one...wha???  


Seriously though, I think it came out decent especially considering that I know very VERY little of art. Ross先生 is a good teacher though and I'm glad to have learn some things from him. I'm also a little bit more familiar with my brushes in GIMP so that helps a lot too.  

Now for some self criticism. First, the canvas size. Ross's was landscape and mine was portrait so I cut it down to a square and that was unfortunate   The background could have been much better even though I did figure out how to make my trees look more like trees. Also, highlighting on the trees came out decent this time I think,  and even with the snow I was lucky. The snow on the ground could have been much better. Even the painting overall could have been more original, but I'm still satisfied with it. I'm always looking to improve!

program: GIMP2
Time: Approx 55 mins (I finished early)

Also as you can see I finally figured out how to add ponymotes