I think that you're close here... but the phone is a little blown out in comparison to the rest of the piece. You might also put a hair more work into the card - it looks rigid versus flexible... Nice job replacing the background!
Very original and personally, the simplicity works very well for me here. The only thing that I might consider is moving the subjects down lower in the composition... the current height feels off-balance to me.
Cool! I like that you used a square comp for this one - it helps establish the theme quite well. I think that you need a levels adjustment though to really get a truer black out of it... I made a quick adjustment on it and for such a little change, it made it a much stronger comp (in my opinion). Just being picky - you should be real careful with the placement of the squares on the edges of the comp - since this is such a strong positive/negative space comp, the areas where its off a bit detracts... and (sorry, I'm being way picky, huh? lol) there are a few squares you forgot to color...
Nice concept but the depth of field feels way off to me... the in-focus/sharp phone is fighting with the foreground that isn't in focus... the water doesn't appear to have enough motion for it to be motion blur.
I think that you've got a very good start on this... I think the icicle parts of it may be a bit repetitive - maybe it's just that there isn't contrast between them... they look just kind of flat on there?
I appreciate your attention to detail and making the back of the things sticking out of the head also visible where the head is cut off. Also that you used several variations of the stuff sticking out of the head!
Fantastic job! I'm not sure if the highlights match the light source though? But, who knows what secondary light source there are It's consistent though.
Nice original idea with this, author. I wonder what this would look like with a displacement map of the doll applied to the electronic - to give it a bit more dimension?
I think the transparency in your model works well given the title of your piece. That begs the question though that is asked over and over in art, if the title should have to be known to understand the piece. Then you have to ask yourself how that could be done more effectively without a title... maybe putting a few gravestones in the field? Or maybe a cross in the foreground - like is put up for those who've died in car accidents? Overall, I feel that you've conveyed the mood quite well - through the mist and levels.
Very neat concept - I wonder how it would look if the masked area was feathered a bit more - it's a pretty strong transition... maybe also adjust the composition down some also so the head isn't cut at the top? Should be a pretty easy clone to fix up... Also, with such a strong direct light on the statues - it'd be neat to see some highlights in the water, since the stone does definitely reflect light. Nice job!
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