The atmosphere is getting better, all critique I can give, that haven't already been given is that, that place would burn down in an instant. You would never have torches and candles placed like that back in the days. And fantasy is not an excuse! :P
I love this. I mean I really do. I think the bloom is still too high-just me personally, but when you can see 'auras' around lights, it means that there is heavy condensation in the air usually...which I don't think is the case here??
Very nice job overall. I agree that the bloom is craaaazy high though. It actually ends up fogging out your scene and making it more difficult to see the work you obviously did. Also, the one thing that caught my eye are these seams in the wood. I know you have some woodboards going one way and another chunk going another…
I definitely agree with the less bloom remarks. It's also incredibly dark, I seriously can't see anything in there. At the moment your luminosity is all down in the low end: Here's a quick levels adjustment I made in photoshop: and it's corresponding histogram: I might have overbrightened it a little bit for the atmosphere…
Are the shots without fireplace shown are to dark ? I know that the ones that foxus more on close or bright light source are to dark, because of how Eye Adaptation works, but I dunno how to really change it without destroying rest of the scene(I tried and it's either to bright or to dark depends on where you look).
Keep in mind that chandeliers using candles were not fixed to the ceiling. There would generally be a hook in the ceiling through which the rope/chain holding the chandelier would pass. The other end of the rope would then be tied off at a convenient height, allowing the chandelier to be raised/lowered to…
I think it needs more particulates in the air, from smoke of the fire and general dust. It would help sell the amount of bloom in the lights and give that heavy dingy pub atmosphere.
What u have in both the early (cold vs warm) and the current versions is vague lighting. U want to create a clear, logical separation between the lit areas that would seem descriptive and feel inviting. Ask urself, if u just came into this tavern, where would u sit? hard to tell, right? it's cuz the lighting is indistinct.…