BC1-1908 Homework - AngelWitch

Welcome to the class angelwitch! I really like your take on sign model; a very unique theme. I've got some notes to offer:

• Shapes feel flat. I think some of it is the lighting + camera placement, but right now the sign and sign post feels nearly 2-dimensional. It doesn't have to feel that way even if the camera and lighting remains the same. Significant bevels on the boards would help a lot, as would noticeable dents and dings.
  
  
• The broken pieces tell a different story. The damage level on the planks goes from seemingly no damage to extreme damage quickly. The middle board especially has a nasty break on the end. It gives me an ominous impression that an animal took a bite out (beware of danger) or a violent event occurred near the sign to damage it. The point being that the break feels out of place next to the elegant and dainty sign font and relatively undamaged remainder of the signs.
  
  
• The text is too perfect. I think the text would be far more believable if it were carved or painted on to the sign planks. Currently it's way too perfect to fit with the broken planks. Carving it into the planks would be a bit more complex perhaps. But I recommend at least painting it into the texture with a worn and weathered appearance.
  
  
• The ground mound draws too much attention. To me the ground mound is larger than it needs to be, especially if it's not going to have more detail. In my example I kept it small enough for the the grass to distract from the plain ground texture. In this case I fear a simple ground texture will be too noticeable at the scale. I recommend either shrinking it so the sign takes most of the focus or add some grass blades/clusters.

Gradewise it's a B from me this week. I see a lot of potential with the project, so keep going at it! 👍