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[Feedback][WIP] Neon glow in Cyberpunk scene (Trigger warning: Drugs and Nudity)

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eishiya:
The sharpness of the reflections makes the surfaces feel shiny/wet. That's a common look in cyberpunk, but if it's not what you're going for, then more diffuse, less detailed reflections might be more appropriate.

Another thing for the neon look is to avoid having neutral/white light if possible. Those neon colours bounce everywhere, nothing is sacred ;D Anything not illuminated by a coloured light source should be either dark, or illuminated slightly by the reflection of a coloured light source.

Here's an messy edit just in case you want an alternate take:

I started off by darkening your base image, and then added a bunch of vague reflections of the major light sources.

Boraka:
Definitely I'm going darker! Thanks so much for the edit, is very illustrative.

I do like the wet effect on the ground.

Getting rid of the white lights makes complete the difference too!

I will keep you posted  ;D

Boraka:
I'm bringing an update!



Definitely is darker and also more generally glowy. Thanks again for the tips and references. I'm going to be cleaning up A TON, but I'm feeling so much confident now.

eishiya:
It's definitely got that cyberpunk thing going on now!
Some bits of the buildings feel rather flat (such as the parts beneath the porn fan's window), some cast shadows would help a lot there.

Boraka:
Totally agree on the lack of shadows and the "flat" effect. I've been playing around a bit. Also, I'm toying around with the possibility of adding some smoke in the foreground:



In my mind this is balancing a little bit the composition bringing color to some zones that were feeling pretty empty (compared with the rest of the piece) and also guiding the eye a little bit away of those bright magentas in the middle and closer to details like the dumpster. Maybe is too much tho, a contrapoint in this subject would be very useful.  :)

Special thanks to eishiya: I feel like thanks to your critique this piece is now in a whole new level (even tho still work in progress xD)

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