Back about 3 months ago I created my first GFX, I did it as a proof of concept that my laptop could render well. I was looking through the forum and say everyone else showing their GFX, I am tempted to start making them again. Feedback is welcome but remember it was my first GFX.
(I am still not sure about the sand texture, everything you see was either made by me or is royalty free)
This is nice for your first GFX!
There are some things I would suggest changing, but it’s otherwise great as a first GFX.
I suggest changing the lighting. The yellow light looks very out of place. If there were a visible light source (such as an overhead light or a lamp), it would have fit in more as there would have been a given light source and a reason for the light to be there. The light source from the sun seems to be coming in from behind the soldiers based on the shadow positioning outside, so unless a wall or something is blocking the light from being cast onto the subjects, there should be light there.
I suggest also working on the background a bit. Obviously, it was your first time, and you still have a lot more to learn, but one thing I suggest is trying to have the objects within the background match. For example, the tent’s top was given a realistic texture, while the trees look more cartoonish. The table and wood flooring have nice, realistic, wooden textures, while the banners have a cartoony, plastic texture. Sticking with one style, whether it be cartoony or realistic, or even in the middle, would help a lot. All elements present in the artwork would flow and blend nicely together.
I suggest working on posing a bit. The posing for the subject behind the table looks great. If you apply the same look or posing to the other subjects, it would look more natural. They look a bit bland and don’t have much movement or character to them. Posing really does give an image life and gives the subject(s) character, so improving on that would definitely help in the future.
For a first time GFX, I think it’s great. You could definitely open up commissions one day.
Keep up the good work!
It looks great for your first GFX but the lighting is green/yellow and looks out of place, maybe have the soldiers posing a bit more. Its good for your first one though!
The ground texture is extremely noticeable of how repetitive it is, if you used the texture coordinate → mapping → image texture, then change the size a lot bigger.
And I don’t recall the 1st Marine Division in a snowy theatre.
For your first GFX, it looks amazing. My favorite part is probably that old radio, it looks so good. Anyway, when I first saw it I thought it was snowy, and then I realized it was a beach. To fix this, you should make the sand more yellow so that people know it is sand. You should also make the shrubbery in the background more green, as it looks kinda dead, The roof of the tent behind looks like it is covered in snow. Sorry if I wrote too much, but I hope this helps.