The Maneatlaneese ("mane-at-luh-niece") is a creature that blends into wintry evergreen forests. It's a rare occurrence to spot one, although their species is quite old. A Maneatlaneese symbolizes family and glad tidings.
I really like this piece, it instantly struck me as something that would make a cool Christmas card or entry into the calender collab that was in the art forum over the past couple of months. You should have got involved.
The only thing that I personally would have improved on if this was my piece would have been a small bird or something perched in the antlers, just a little detail that I think is lacking, it just needed something else in there somewhere.
Brilliant piece though.
Thank you! I actually did come across the calendar collab, I believe, but I'm trying to get a bit better at meeting deadlines first before I jump into collabs. I know that one late piece can snowball into a Christmas fiasco, so right now i'm just observing the pros and honing my skills. I actually didn't even know about the Maneatlaneese until recently! So that factors in as well.
The bird idea is nice! Like a red bird, a cardinal or some such creature. Not only would that be a cool detail, but it would give some realism to the piece, to show that the forest isn't sitting in dead space. Cool idea!
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