Thanks for the comments, and if you study the design, you'll see it's more than cut and paste job...I love it, everyone's an art critique - especially those that don't create art - that's what makes this site so much fun. Keep the comments coming.
I would give you a 5 if each of the figures were slightly different. I don't usually gripe about cutty pastey, but this concept is so great that I think you should fully flush it out. 4.
Thanks for the suggestion (the Haunt Of), I appreciate that you didn't refer the color changes as cut and paste. I'm working on a 2nd version. And you are correct, they never put their heads in the sand, it's just more fun to design from the myth rather than the truth.
To reinforce the idea of the race, could one of the ostriches actually be running? (Maybe the silhouetted one in the background?) The frustration of the other "ostrich jockeys" might be funnier that way.
I'm really loving the colors and how it makes my eyes sweat just by looking at it. not really a fan of the idea tho, but still a high score I'm giving here based on colors choice and overall awesomeness of the design.
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