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I welcome any critiques and suggestions on how to make that better though 
And to create those, usually a mix of digital painting and photomanipulation is employed
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Sta.sh
The feel of this painting brings back memories of watching The Polar Express. The quality of light, sleekness of shading and the whole concept in general makes me remember what it was like to watch the old commercials of the Christmas Coca Cola semi rolling through snowy countryside. Whether it's the lines of Christmas lights or the sprays of stars or the rosy gleam on the snow, somehow you managed to catch everything that encompasses the anticipation of Christmas and package it up in a neat black frame.
Beautiful rendering of the snow, both on the ground and in the minute details of icicles on the semi. There are really really good photomanipulations, and really really bad photomanipulations, and the difference is in the attention to detail. Your effort and attention to detail really paid off here. I want this to hang on my wall during the holidays.
If I have one thing negative to say about the image, it's that the semi appears to be rolling along on icy snow-pack. I suppose that's possible, but it made me worry about how the semi was going to get out of all that snow, which took me out of the experience a little. Then again, I like the solid, rosy appearance of the snow in the foreground, so adding wheel ruts or the suggestion of asphalt beneath the snow might be jarring to the overall feel.
I really like the atmosphere you are going with this painting. There's a combined feel of innocence and Christmas. The Christmassy feel is practically oozing from the red color of the truck, the twinkle of the lights and the white snow in darkness of a winter night. The color scheme really works in this one.
The Christmas feel and the small child pointing at the truck with excitement and wonder, in addition to the stars on the sky that remind me of the stars you see on children's cartoons or books really highlight the innocence in this painting.
So yeah, I really like it. But something it this piece feels slightly unfinished or just not quite there - something is missing. This is going to the nitpicking area so brace yourself:
I'd like to see some darker tones in some places. The boy's back could use darker shading in some areas, even though it appears that there is some light coming from the back. Another thing that could use some contrast and darker tones is the truck. I'd try darkening the back of the truck just a bit and maybe a touch of some shadowing on the front too. It would also be nice to see just a bit more highlights on the front grill, near the lights.
The trees and the mountains in the background look a bit too copy-pasted - they don't look organic and clash slightly with the completely painted areas. They could use some revising with a brush, adding some shadowing and lighting in some parts, making it more clear where a light hits them. This would probably make them fit in better.
Good work though, especially for a first time!
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