rendering critique

[proper plover]

hi! Ive been working on this drawing for a while and would like thoughts on the rendering. Which spots could use some improvement? I’m specifically interested to see what people think about the yellow lighting. Thanks!

[proper plover]

bump!

[merry veldt]

I feel the clothes rendering could be improved, however I'm a beginner with clothes so idk

Also, @proper plover, you probably want to add more reflected/bounce light to make the lighting better

It'll make the rendering 100x better

[proper plover]

thank u for the feedback!

im a little confused on what u mean about adding more reflected/bounce. Do you mean the yellow lamp light reflecting on her clothing?

[merry veldt]

I think you would benefit from learning about the form principle (attached). But basically, reflected light is light reflected off surfaces from the main light. E.g, your yellow light reflecting off a piece of metal, and that ray of light bouncing onto the character. I'm not that good at explaining it, but there's resources online that should help you with it.

[proper plover]

ohh I see what you mean! I'll look into it more, tysm

[proper plover]

did more rendering!

[merry veldt]

Looks better! However, to the bottom right, that part of the dress still looks too dark (or not getting that much reflected light).

[proper plover]

ok! I added some reflected light for the dress :)

[merry veldt]

It's looks much better 👍

[proper plover]

ty for ur help!