Castlevania: Belmont Mirror

kelser1410

After seeing the Castlevania show on Netflix which is brilliant, I decided to do a small scene of it in Unreal. Based on the concept by Sean Randolph

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/AqN48V

Eric Chadwick

Looks neat. However your books are interpenetrating pretty strongly.

kelser1410

How? I can see each and every book, none are intersecting as far as I can see. Except for that bottom ones, they are slightly intersecting

sacboi

Occasionally, when I've worked on a piece for an extended period, tweaking here and there trying to "perfect" a pre-determined vision in the minds eye, I'll lose track of the composition in it's entirety. Therein, typically results missing certain irregular details that might be obvious to a fresh perspective which in this instance is readily apparent from both OP and ArtStaion posted images of the intersecting book pile, top too bottom.

A common artistic trait but one to be aware of for future reference.     

Eric Chadwick

Reexamine the close-up stack on the left.

kelser1410

Yes as I said, I can see that intersection, I thought you were talking about the ones in the shelves.

Eric Chadwick

Hmm I would call that a major amount of intersection, something that needs to be fixed asap. It kills realism/believability. A small amount is ok, like a car's tires into the pavement.

kelser1410

I could barely notice it but ok, I'll fix it. Thanks for the feedback!