🎨 | Art vs. final composition (Patreon)

I've learned a lot during my time as a content creator and one of the major things I've worked on consistently is thumbnails/composition. I don't always get it right, it's a LOT of trial and error but I do enjoy the process. The main things I've learned are closer subject = more appealing & to experiment with more dynamic poses/lighting.

I spoke to Anush recently to ask if she wouldn't mind making all the backgrounds for the thumbnails from now on and she said yes! This means that I get the Photoshop file to arrange the subject/background as needed. I had a lot of fun playing around with the elements of this artwork and thought you guys might find it interesting to see the before (because it's GORGEOUS) & after for thumbnail optimisation!

Editing to add fun fact: the reference for this character is Yuna from Final Fantasy!