#Background looks off with the rest of the painting

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gritty herald
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This is my 2nd digital artwork , I need help with the background as I think it looks odd with rest of the painting? is it something to do with the painting or the background in either case what could i do? ( i have yet to paint the hair )

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this is how it looks without the background

mellow wind
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It's missing the people in the back. In the original the people and the crowd sort of make a gradient going from bright to dark, this helps to frame the image and give depth. Right now it's just a void in your image, a bit unnatural.

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You don't need to put detail either, I would say getting too detailed with adding the crowd would make the background worse. Just some shapes will be enough.

gritty herald
mellow wind
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A gradient.

ornate kernel
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If not, I'd suggest a lighter semi sphere kind of gradient in the lower part

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:3