Shai-Hulud and the God Emperor by ErikShoemaker

This is a masterpiece, I love it. Thus, this is short. I am not the good one to write a critique about technique, because this is far too high level for me, but i can talk about colours : this gold-sand-yellow, with that summer-sky-blue, are definetly awesome. I can see clouds moving across the sky while Shaï-Hulud tries to escape...
The only things i could notice are on the vision of the scene. in my old memories of the books, several clues are strange in that scene. Arrakis is a desert : even if these clouds are really beautiful, i wonder if there could be so many on a "desertic" planet. I am not really fond of helicopters, i had pictured them as "mechanic birds" (maybe thanks to the Cryo game, huh).
Anyway, i really feel Shai-Hulud's power on this pic. Great

This is the first deviation that I've wrote a critique on during my time here, so I'll try and make it the best I can - from a fellow artist's perspective that is.

In a previous critique for this piece, the member was puzzled about the artists use of clouds; whether you have watched the film directed by David Lynch or read the novels, you'll know that Paul Muah'Dib did in fact use his godlike powers to restore the habitat on Arrakis. However, if I remember correctly, Arrakis did eventually return to its desert habitat. To me, the clouds and cerulean colored sky do a good job of contrasting the harsh desert environment.

Another element which I felt really brings this piece home is the contrasting of technology (ornithopters) to that of previous inhabitants (destroyed ruins). Shai-Hulud has also been beautifully depicted in this piece, my only criticism of this is the way it was drawn. It could be that I'm only familiar with the sandworms depicted in the film, but I thought the scales Shai-Hulud should have been rounded out a little more. This is just my opinion and it doesn't really detract from what is going on in this image.

The God Emperor which you've depicted in the lower corner of this piece is really awesome too! I'm not certain if he is wearing some sort of desert suit or if this is just some other piece of armor, but it looks fantastic. The way you have modeled the rocky environment on which the God Emperor stands really blends nicely with the character as well as the surrounding environment.

Finally, perspective in this piece is on point. When examining the ornithopters and other inhabitants in the distance, it really shows just how large these sandworms can get - almost godlike in their own right.

Great piece overall! I've made this piece my laptop background until you create something just as great or better to replace it.