Palace of the Mountain King

I must say that i like the wide angle of this, therefor you have very much details and sure still haven't figured all little details out. But what I did noticed is, that there is some bald guy climbing on the right side onto the balcony, i wonder if there are bad things to happen. Also the girls who get naked are pretty much going on the king, but he still has his sword in hand... and the guard in the background doesn't bother. Well i truely wouldn't too, they look good but... whats that sword thing, is he awaiting an evil entracer? At least... i love the picture, the shading is great and it tells little storys like promised. By the way the clouds also look incredible in combination with the sun. Definetly a Fav and a thumpsup

I don't understand the technical aspects like others do but;

First of all the picture itself is looking so elegant, so exquisite!

I see a king who has troubles and probably millions of problems in his mind yet he looks determined. Pledged to defend his kingdom!

Elegancy of two girls, the way they stand, hold their clothes, the way lights drops on their body, looks so majestic.

You can tell their loyalty and submissiveness to their king from their gestures..

No need to talk about architecture of palace, it talks for itself. Although, after seeing the original Plaza Espana picture, I wished the place had a view of infinite sea, haha.

This is a well thought art.

Cheers!

The work as a whole is stunning. It makes one dreaming of visiting the place in person, even live in it and gaze at the scenery every day. It is almost magical. Presence of a king adds a touch of ownership to the work. That should be enough for the minds of the observers who are most occupied with "tax" and "total cost of ownership", i.e. those who normally look at it and think "living there? Probably costs a hand a leg."

And yet, there comes incongruities. A naked sword without a sheath. Two other more prominent naked things. A guard in the distance. They are out of time, out of place and out of context. Sure enough, the absence of one or two of them could eliminate the incongruity. For example, leave only the guard and the sword. Or remove the guard and the sword. Or all four. These incongruities severely impact the end results. But more importantly show how vision was lacking altogether.

This is a stunning piece of work and what I have to say is only nit-picking. I believe where the sun sits would change where the shadows are so maybe make the sun just a little bit lower. Also, the woman to the right almost seems like a goddess and not a human. She's too skinny in the waist with how she's drawn. Also, the man seems to lack emotion with having his sword drawn. I recommend to place his sword in the sheath or give him some emotion. For some reason, it seems as if this work could be a little more busy. What I mean by this is that maybe have more birds flying further back in the sky or add more people in the background. Again, this is only nit-picking and I really like this piece!

This is one cool and epic piece of art work. Well done. The palace that goes round look just nice. And what is more is it is ashore. Endless sea and sky together goes so atmospheric . The color balance overall the art work is nicely done. Maybe you should have placed more sky birds flying over the sea or high on the sky. But those already placed over the bench of the palace and some on the sky is ok as well. Sunrise and shadows of the columns on the wall is nicely arranged. Good luck be with you in the contest.