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BernieBlComment by cryingdragon: Greets from the Critique Club
I've was lucky enough to recieve this image to critique. First off, it's nice to see what goes on "behind the scenes" for magic. And this was a good attempt at painting with light. However, it really doesn't work here.
The lighting for this is too dark. If you would have put a softened spotlight over the certain props and had the rest of the scene diffused, I think it would have worked much better. Also, this seems staged. Perhaps if you would have had things placed "randomly" on the trunk, that would have helped.
When painting with light, you have to be especially careful with glass and metal objects, because the reflections tend to get really bright. As you can see in this entry, the glass and metal pan have quite a bit of glare. Also, as mentioned, the light on the trunk really doesn't add anything, it actually takes away, because it seems too random and not focused on anything.
I hope this helps.
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--Mike
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