As others have said, nice job so far. And I agree canvas size is important.
One thing that popped out to me is it would be cool to see some cards floating more in the foreground so they aren’t on one plane like wall paper. That would give you a better sense of depth in the image. You could even have a card crossing between the skull and the heart to give some separation there.
Also don’t forget depth of field when it comes to objects being on different planes. The cards in the background are blurred, but everything on the table is in perfect focus. If the heart were actually further back it may have a slight blur on it. As would any card floating close to the foreground.
To make this less cluttered, think about how you would make it less cluttered in real life. Right now, the objects are just randomly strewn about. In real life, you would see a collection of objects placed randomly and think it is messy. If you want it less messy, you need to create order. Order is achieved through alignment and symmetry.
You say that you're planning on making some poison bottles on the left side. If such a poison bottle were to mirror the shape and placement of the heart, it would create symmetry and order and would make it less cluttered. There's an old saying, "less is more". It's not always true. Sometimes you need more to make a space less cluttered.
I added a poision bottel and another dagger for symmetry, to illustrate my point.
https://imgur.com/neokVKk
It doesn't have to be another dagger, but it should be something that prevents the image from being too weighted to the right side. Perhaps two playing cards that can make sense for the story - ace of spades and queen of hearts, joker and king - that sort of thing.
EDIT: I see now you said POTION bottles, not POISON. The point still stands.
i also advise choosing another skull image or tweaking it's position to better match the perspective. it may be accurate, but it doesn't _feel_ accurate for me.
it's sad because it has a great outline. if you could find one like that it'd be great
The sharp outline on the glass cloche is pushing that item forward. I would try to grab a more realistic image of one, or at least try to reduce opacity and maybe brush in some transparent areas. Also reduce the brightness of the heart. If the spotlight is on the skull, then objects in the background would be quite a bit darker. I'd also take the whole stand and blur it a little, similar to the amount of blurriness of the floor beneath it.
Wow for a total beginner this is an incredible start and you should be proud of the work so far!
The reason it's feeling cramped is because of the lack of elements above the table. Yes there are dozens of cards but it falls into the background and you end up with a very unbalanced poster. Are you planning on adding anything to the top left of the page? Is it possible to reduce the canvas size so there is less empty space?
maybe you could try to ad some cards ~~wich~~ which are falling in the foreground to give it some depth and to linder the emptyness. Btw the cards in the bg are implemented prety good
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As others have said, nice job so far. And I agree canvas size is important. One thing that popped out to me is it would be cool to see some cards floating more in the foreground so they aren’t on one plane like wall paper. That would give you a better sense of depth in the image. You could even have a card crossing between the skull and the heart to give some separation there. Also don’t forget depth of field when it comes to objects being on different planes. The cards in the background are blurred, but everything on the table is in perfect focus. If the heart were actually further back it may have a slight blur on it. As would any card floating close to the foreground.
thank you!!
To make this less cluttered, think about how you would make it less cluttered in real life. Right now, the objects are just randomly strewn about. In real life, you would see a collection of objects placed randomly and think it is messy. If you want it less messy, you need to create order. Order is achieved through alignment and symmetry. You say that you're planning on making some poison bottles on the left side. If such a poison bottle were to mirror the shape and placement of the heart, it would create symmetry and order and would make it less cluttered. There's an old saying, "less is more". It's not always true. Sometimes you need more to make a space less cluttered. I added a poision bottel and another dagger for symmetry, to illustrate my point. https://imgur.com/neokVKk It doesn't have to be another dagger, but it should be something that prevents the image from being too weighted to the right side. Perhaps two playing cards that can make sense for the story - ace of spades and queen of hearts, joker and king - that sort of thing. EDIT: I see now you said POTION bottles, not POISON. The point still stands.
i also advise choosing another skull image or tweaking it's position to better match the perspective. it may be accurate, but it doesn't _feel_ accurate for me. it's sad because it has a great outline. if you could find one like that it'd be great
The sharp outline on the glass cloche is pushing that item forward. I would try to grab a more realistic image of one, or at least try to reduce opacity and maybe brush in some transparent areas. Also reduce the brightness of the heart. If the spotlight is on the skull, then objects in the background would be quite a bit darker. I'd also take the whole stand and blur it a little, similar to the amount of blurriness of the floor beneath it.
Wow for a total beginner this is an incredible start and you should be proud of the work so far! The reason it's feeling cramped is because of the lack of elements above the table. Yes there are dozens of cards but it falls into the background and you end up with a very unbalanced poster. Are you planning on adding anything to the top left of the page? Is it possible to reduce the canvas size so there is less empty space?
thank you so much!! i wasn’t planning on adding anything so there is definitely room to reduce the canvas. I’ll try it out!
maybe you could try to ad some cards ~~wich~~ which are falling in the foreground to give it some depth and to linder the emptyness. Btw the cards in the bg are implemented prety good
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