I have decided to go creative and with this one and made Snow Globe Ice Cream! It is a very small shop.
What does the community think?
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The exterior seems very simple when I first view upon it. There appears to be lack of detail on it. Not entirely sure what to do with that. Perhaps some ice blocks that forms a globe will do? Just like the realistic ones. This is not really a must, it’s a choice after all.
A billboard for the sign should be fine.
Otherwise, the interior is alright in my opinion but still needs decoration around the walls.
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I think the building looks very good! Only thing is I do not like those chairs, tables. Change it !!! 
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Some suggestions:
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Add a wooden floor inside.
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Not sure if this already in the game or not but maybe make it so you can have a small chat with the snow-man.
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Like @Operatik said the text in my opinion should be on a sign, maybe have a little sign on the ground next to the building.
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I know your going for a cold, snowy theme but maybe some more detail on the models ( other than being 100% made out of snow) might be nice.
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There’s a shadow around the building, you should try to fix this with a surface light if you can.
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Maybe add a path heading to the building. It could be made out of Ice blocks.
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Some more decoration around the outside would be nice(bushes, bins, seats, ect.)
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Maybe try adding a border around the bottom of the snow globe(like a stand):
Those are just a few Ideas, hopefully they’ll help. Good luck 
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yea i already have a chat with the snowman. the wooden floor would take away from it being a snow globe since snow globes have snow on the bottom of them but i see how it would look like in my head.
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If not inside then it needs to be bound by something to contrast it to all the snow around it.
I think @Inserted_Cring3 was onto the right idea with the border at the bottom, as a real snow globe always has a base: 
Also I’d probably raise it off the ground slightly, like a couple steps up to get in, to allow you to create the snow globe effect of seeing some snow up the sides of the globe, like in the picture above.
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A few steps of the ground would look good and more like a snow globe.
I was trying to go for a snow globe bottom but making it more like this feels like it’s less of a wall and more like a stand.Good thinking on the stairs/ stand.
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The text Dosent wrap around on the globe, don’t make the text part transparent, it looks weird right now. You also might want to take away that free model.
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Perhaps don’t have a GUI as a sign, but instead use letter parts created on your own with Blender, or from free packs of letters. There are many free-to-use packs that people have already made, that you are free to use. Also, I would recommend arranging the letters on an actual sign, rather than appearing mid-air. The dome/globe’s material should be set to glass, and the transparency should be set to higher, to make it more see-through (alike to an actual snow globe). Another good idea would be to perhaps put a stand under the whole globe (alike to snow globes in real life), and then a few places at the side can have small staircases that lead up to the entrances/exits. This is up to you.
The inside of the snow globe looks pretty bare. The tables and chairs should have a more interesting design to them, rather than a few parts. Adding on to the more interesting design of the tables and chairs, you should also place in some other objects to create diversity within the snow globe. Place bowls of ice cream/regular bowls, spoons, mats, lights, or anything to make the place seem more diverse. Right now, it looks pretty empty - and it’s the small details that matter. For the inside of the dome, snow should not be placed on the ground. Rather, you should experiment with different kinds of tiles for the flooring, helping you make the place more diverse.
I hope this helps! 
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Is this intended to be part of a map or is this the core of the map itself?
If this is serving as a part of the map, I think it’s quite interesting. Certainly needs a few touch ups since from what I can see it looks a little bland. One major touch up I would work on in the future is the structure of the snow globe itself, as well as the interior.
- Flooring
- Interior walls
- Make it more like a snow globe (it’s really just a hollow sphere right now)
If this is the core of the map itself, then you might want to add some more decorations outside to make things more lively and less empty. Trees with no leaves, cars, streets and such would be fine decorations to add.
Nice job though.
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I like this simple design choices for the furniture, but there are some ways to improve. First of all:
- “Snow Globe Ice Cream” text is floating (try adding a sign with the text instead
- there is no proper floor, it is just terrain
- there is no proper form of lighting
Take advice from other people as well. Other than that, it’s not that bad.
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Looks cool, add some more detail to the outside, like a giant cone on top upside down acting like the dome is the Ice Cream in a cone or something. Other than that, keep up the great work!
Great Idea! I would have never thought of that!
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Glad to help you man, Good luck!
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I would make the door entrance round instead of having four corners, but other than that it looks very cool.
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It looks nice, but the middle feels empty. Perhabs add a fire pit in the middle?
You should also add in wooden floor instead of just having terrain inside.
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