CGMythology's Sketchbook

[cgmythology]

darktiste:  Excellent suggestions!  I incorporated everything you mentioned except the sand texture.  Although it helps with the values I lose a lot of detail I spent quite some time on, ultimately I don't feel it's worth the sacrifice. 

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Updated the image based on the suggestions, I'm calling it done for now.  Thanks to everyone who commented and gave their feedback, it was really helpful and made for a better image in the end!