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[Drawken]

Looks good. Maybe make the title stick out a little more. It seems to get lost in the surrounding text.
The glows near the windows look too sharp and unrealistic. Only true directional lights (like the sun) produce that kind of shadowing.
I like the whimsical perspective. It looks much better in the latest version.

So, should the glow around the windows be taken out altogether, or be expanded?
I'll make the surrounding text of "CAROUSEL" smaller. I think that will solve the problem of "CAROUSEL" being lost.

[Kyrandiafan]

You can just gaussian blur the glows to make them more diffuse.

I don't think the size of the text is that much of a problem. Just try making the colors more different.
For example, make the surrounding text a darker gold and the title a brighter yellowish tone and maybe enhance the glow around it.
That way the the eyes will be drawn to the title first.

[Trent R]

I'd like to reiterate that the show dates are confusing, and can be lost. I'd either drop the 2009, or change it to October 16-18 and 23-25, 2009 or maybe October '09, 16-18 and 23-25. Just something to make it more clear than a list of numbers.


~Trent

[Drawken]

Here's an update.
To make "CAROUSEL" the main focus I erased all the embellishments that were in the lettering, then added a gradient and an inner outline. I also changed the colors and added drop shadows to the surrounding text, so they would blend a little more into the background, as they aren't too important.
Though the date and phone number are the same color as the rest of the text, I made it a bit bigger as it needs to draw some attention.
The director thought the moon was too "cratery", so I made it a little more realistic and dropped the outline.

minor edit -- I made it so the letters in "Rodgers and Hammerstein's" were connected. I also shortened the line in front of the "H".

[GarageGothic]

I tried calling (555) 555-1234, but it seems not to be a valid number  I will track down the director, Mr. John Doe and demand an explanation!!! 

Nah, looks great Drawken. I think it's eye catching but harmonious at the same time. I'm not really crazy about the blurry patches of light cast from the windows (especially the ones on the roof of the two-story building seem a bit distracting), but the atmosphere is wonderful and the moon really turned out great.

[Drawken]

I'm not really crazy about the blurry patches of light cast from the windows (especially the ones on the roof of the two-story building seem a bit distracting)

What would you suggest I do with them?
I feel that there needs to be some light being cast from the windows, as the scene looks kind of "blah" without them.
Pehaps I'm not executing the lights correctly.
How would the light be coming from the windows in real life?

[Kastchey]

Like this?
By the way, the site I just stole some bandwidth from has an impressive tutorial section focused on the light applying methods.

[Andail]

I'm also not so fond of the cast light patches.
Basically they're executed too generically, like a cheap effect.
Some light would work, if you'd apply it more sporadically and more diffused.

I'd also consider lowering the overall saturation, as I find it a tad too blue at the moment.

[Drawken]

Is this an improvement?


\/ With added faint "beams" from windows. \/