Judge feedback

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• I absolutely sympathise with the stressful workload from university getting in the way. And it's fantastic that you still found the time and motivation to do this. I think the scene has a nice peaceful feel to it, and I like the colours you chose. It's also a very interesting unique concept, which is why I was attracted to it. The biggest issue I noticed was that you spent a lot of the time working on the tehcnical issues, which didn't leave you with much actual artworking time. To me the technical skills are secondary, and the most important thing is what the final scene looks like. You concentrated on the big picture a lot of the time, and I personally find this to be an added stress, because then nothing is ever 100% finished. In the future I would suggest doing just one thing completely first, like a window or a pillar. You'll feel much more motivated when you can copy and paste something that already feels finished! I would use more polygons to create the basic shape of the conservatory. As it is modular, it's fine to spent a couple of days just adding detail to a model before even thinking of texturing it. The models you have are very basic, and could have been much higher poly, since they got reused a lot. For the floor, I would have added some cuts around the edges so the square tiles wouldn't reach the walls. A bit more subdivision and tiling textures there would make a big difference and make it look more purpose-built (like the Casa Loma-picture) The armillary could use some carvings around the rings (very simple tiling trims would work) to add more interest the the basic shape. The pond would look more interesting if there was more contrast in the thickness of elements. For example, if the bottom part was kept blocky, on top of it could be detailed iron bars, and after that another blockier railing. At the moment it's all very similar and a bit boring to the eye. I know this is similar to a reference image, but that pond is much bigger than yours, so the problem isn't so obvious. I also noticed that there is a lot of unnecessary subdivision in the circles around the pond that don't influence the silhouette. You chose 2 different types of ferns, and made different variations of them. I actually thought there was just one asset, as they do look very similar in the scene. It might have been better to choose two completely different foliage assets, such as a small palm tree (which you could have used as a bush when sank into the ground) and some trailing ivy, which is very romantic and was present in a lot of the reference images. At the moment, the room is quite empty and doesn't feel very organic. The door feels too modern and industrial for the scene. I would have expected more details ornaments and more intricate basic shape. The vista is green and very similar to the inside of the conservatory. It might have been a good idea to make the outside barren, maybe more autumn than summer. This would have added more contrast to the final scene. I think the original idea is solid and it's a really good blockout for a more detailed version in a later stage. I definitely think this will make a fabulous portfolio piece with a bit more rework.