Hey there! I absolutely love this design. The outfit is striking, and the character has so much presence. You actually did a beautiful job with the rendering and the cinematic lighting—which is exactly why it’s reading a bit more like a character illustration than a costume blueprint! Since you mentioned wanting it to feel more like a theater costume design, I did a quick paintover to show how you can shift the focus. In costume design, the main goal is utility: a costume maker needs to be able to look at this and know exactly how to sew it together. Here are a few quick adjustments I made to help with that: Lifting the Shadows: I flattened and brightened the lighting. While deep, moody shadows look incredibly cool for character art, they can hide the details of the fabric, the seams, and the tailoring on the dark side of the body. Background Contrast: I lightened the background to pull the character out of a "cinematic scene" and into a clean presentation space. This makes your silhouette and colors pop immediately and keeps the viewer's eye on the clothes. Focusing on Materials: By dialing back the dramatic light source, the actual materials become the star of the show. The sparkle of the stockings, the matte finish of the jacket, and the metallic gold trim are much easier to read as physical fabrics now. You have a gorgeous design here, and sometimes all it takes is just shifting the presentation to completely change the context of the piece. Hope this helps, and keep up the fantastic work! | Artwod Feedback