Scene of Crime - Practice/Just for fun BG

[CoffeeBob]

Hey people!

I made a little background in photoshop today which was mainly for practice. I think it turned out quite well, but would like some comments and crits from you people.

It's some kind of warehouse/abandoned building thing where a crime recently took place.

Thanks in advance,
Marcus

[R4L]

Its a little plain. For a crime scene, I would expect this:

1) Yellow tape (or chalk outlines  )
2) Enviromental damage (gunshot decals maybe?)

Other than that, it isn't bad. I think the perspective on the left wall is off but im not really a pro at perspective points. Very nice overall!

[EagerMind]

Its a little plain.

Yeah, I agree. There's nothing to indicate what kind of space this is supposed to be. There need to be some more details to establish the scene (dust, empty crates, etc). It's also a bit cramped - there's not much floor space to move around in. If you were going to stage a crime scene investigation in this room, you'd be hard pressed to fit everyone into the picture.

Also, I'm not sure that sign is "realistic." First, it's kind of useless, because if someone's reading it, they're already in the restricted area. Second, hanging it on the wall would disturb the crime scene itself. As Rap4Life42o mentioned, there should be yellow police tape - but that would block entry into the room, so you probably wouldn't see anything inside the room itself.

Finally, it seems a little "clean" for a crime scene (not to mention an abandoned warehouse). The pool of blood doesn't really look liquidy - just kind of like a red spot on the floor. Maybe some more gore, or splatter, or environmental damage (as Rap4Life42o also mentioned).

But I don't mean to sound too harsh. I think it's actually a really good start. Definitely good practice!

[n3tgraph]

Also I think the texture on the floor is a bit odd, it doesn't make sense.

I think the lines should run parrallel with the wall with the window in it.

[zabnat]

I also think the floor is a bit odd. Actually it looks like it's very shiny like a waxed stone floor. Not the kind of a floor I would expect from an abandoned building or warehouse.

Also the wall seems to be concrete. I would change this material to the floor, give it some small cracks perhaps. For the walls you could go with vintage red brick or for more present time scenario some of that profiled steel plate (I don't know what it is called but I hope you get the idea) with some rust stains etc.