The world seems to be almost moving faster than he's running it. :) Also the blotches of grass and stone... they're almost like pizza topping. Without the green: almost like a chocolate chip cookie. Or like the stony rubble of an asteroid belt somehow captured in rotation, with a background like the creamy whirl of a cup of coffee...
The sun flickers in the distance, almost a bit too rapidly, like cathode rays, but Link runs on, oblivious as to its relentless shine.
Do like these loops! And the thick outlines in this one... reminds me of that old Clip Art style too. Really makes me think of a variety of diverse times and styles and items, this one. Interesting piece/nice homage.
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