Rainbows and Whimsy

So I actually put quite a bit of work into this piece. I think I'm getting better with the shading on the mane and tail (I painted both in) but until I get a better program the hair just doesn't look as fine or smooth. I also painted in the eye, it's not bad, but it could look better.

Overall, I'm not sure how I feel about this piece. So give me lots of critique and opinions. Also I know, it really bugs me that the boots are still on the horse, but I just couldn't remove them and make them look good. Hopefully sometime in the future I'll update the piece with the horse without boots

This was created for my good friend *Sabriel-TS for one of her horses on [link] the version that went onto the site can be found [here]

Credits
horse =EquineStockImagery [link]
background *wyldraven [link]