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@Caisne I can't really crit much without a reference picture, I mean I can crit the rendering (edges, simplification etc.) and I can guess stuff such as, I haven't really ever seen a cup with such low specular reflection, generally I can see the handle reflected on the cup itself, specially with a dark surrounding.
About the rendering, I would pay extra attention at the focal points of the image, for me it's the edge of the cup and the specular highlight in the box, create extra definition by using sharp clean edges and extra detail in those zones.
I guess you purposefully decided not to use it, but some blur as the eye moves from the focal point can help you create that contrast too.
The fabric feels kinda flat, you can suggest strong form even if you lose the details, the airbrush might be the answer.
Btw: on the shadow that the cup casts on the box, are you sure it was that dark in the middle? a white object should bounce a lot of light.
Take all of this with a grain of salt, most of it is just guessing, and I'm always wrong, but I hope I helped you at least a bit .

This mornings stuff, Netero and a bunch of light studies from imagination.


I mentioned to Paul that I needed a reset from all the studying, so I decided to work again on my IP thingy.