Hello! Thanks for sharing your submission! The main issue I see is that most of the elements are too big, causing them to compete for the viewer's attention. Think about your visual hierarchy. What do you want the viewer to notice first? The circus in the background, the character, or the clouds? Since the circus is your focal point, try to make the composition naturally guide the viewer's eye toward it. I reduced the scale of the main elements, which creates a stronger sense of depth between the character and the circus, making the circus feel much farther away. This also opens up some negative space that you can use to enrich the composition. I thought a sea of clouds would work nicely there. Also, reducing the scale of the characters it gives you more room for foreground shapes, preventing the characters from sitting so close to the edge of the canvas. Based on the colors of the flower clouds, the lighting feels more suited to a sunset scene. I'd lean into that by using warmer hues such as oranges, purples, and pinks. That will make the lighting feel more cohesive and reinforce the mood of the illustration. Finally, I'd keep the foreground darker and slightly cooler in color. That will create a much stronger warm-versus-cool contrast and help the focal point stand out even more. Lighting is hard to do it from imagination, that's why I highly recommend using references. Look for movie screenshots and avoid pictures taken by photograph. The reason is that in movies, directors focus on achieving more balanced, realistic lighting, whereas in photographs, the image is often edited to have slightly more saturated colors, which makes it less ideal for lighting references. | Artwod Feedback