@phoenix-yip
Did some little adjustments. Brightened the background so the characters stand out a bit more and I also brightened the tentacle.
After looking at things more closely I think something else that might help with clarity is LESS contrast. I realize that’s the opposite of what I previously said but here’s what I mean.
I think the over all values of the characters, background, and tentacle should be more contrasting. So basically when you paint in your flats they should be very clearly distinguished. But within each of those general value areas there could be a smaller range of value because all of the high contrast points in the figure are going to draw a lot of attention which can get visually confusing.
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