First off, I really like the concept. I think it's a neat twist on the old fantasy cliche of dragons and magical cities and it's nice to see these elements put into a new scenario (specifically a more science-fiction one). You can tell that your vision for the piece is very strong, and you've done a nice job in terms of using foreground and objects to create a sense of depth.

Where I start to have difficulty with the piece is in the technical execution of the concept and composition. All the different elements in the image are very separate, which makes the piece feel kind of disjointed. The dragons don't overlap anything; each mountain is distinct and separate from the others. While this can be a good think if you're trying to show off specific designs, a lot of the distinct elements are left somewhat ambiguous, especially in comparison to the detail on the dragon in the front.

If the city and each mountain had been done with strong attention to detail, the piece might be okay as separate elements, but right now some things are left unrefined to give a suggestion of detail. What I'm trying to say is that there's no real reason for these elements to be separated from each other, and having some of them overlap would give the image a better sense of coherence and flow.

Another problem I have is with the colours. They're really muddy and some of them seem to be chosen at random. You've also decided to use really dark, black shadows whose intensity doesn't necessarily make sense with the light source. I'm not a fan of black shadows, so this could be partially personal preference, but they generally deaden a piece and detract from its intensity.

Anyways, back to the colours. Most of them seem to be hovering around the same saturation level, which means that nothing in the piece really gets our attention. I find my eye kind of glosses over the piece and doesn't really linger anywhere because the colours are all very similar. I can't tell what colour the dragon is supposed to be because it's got random reds, purples, and greens on it. You've also got a really bright blue on the city, which while blue normally recedes in a picture, because here it is very saturated compared to the rest of the image, actually stands out almost too much.

I find myself looking at the city a lot more than the central dragon and it's obvious that not nearly as much work and detail went into it. This is sad because you've done a lot of detail on the dragon, and this should be the focal point of the piece. I'm also not crazy about the big purple and grey wash over the whole background since this purple doesn't show up on the shading of any of the other elements (the dragon; the city; the small mountains).

I'm also having a lot of trouble figuring out the dragon's anatomy. For most of the time spent writing the critique I thought it was facing forwards, towards the audience and that the gun was sideways, but now I'm beginning to think it's supposed to be flying away from the viewer. I think it's mainly a problem with the head position, and it's given a lot of prominence and tends to move forwards in the frame. I don't think the neck is bent properly for it to be looking behind, either.

There's a lot of good stuff going on (I particularly like the mountains and the guns on the dragons), but it could use a bit of work in terms of the things I mentioned.

This piece is one of the most striking dragon works I have seen all day, so please allow me to give you kudos for your imagination and creativity!

I love the feel for the piece, you really put the atmosphere out there in an interesting perspective that made this piece all the more reason to love. Your cloud work and the detail in the dragons wings are stunning, and the scenery and the choice of where you put the dragons really brings the piece to life.

My only suggestion would be to flesh out a bit of the mountains more, and just do some minor touch ups on the lighting. I feel that if that gets a little bit adjusted it will bring much more depth to the piece.

All in all though, I really enjoyed looking at this piece and loved how it stirred my imagination. Keep up the good work, you really got an unique style