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Someone told me my backgrounds looked like wallpaper samples

I posted a piece here last month and a user named PixelPioneer said my character was great but the forest behind them looked flat, like a generic wallpaper. They suggested adding at least 3 layers of depth with different blur levels. I tried it in Krita, adding a sharp foreground layer, a mid-ground with slight blur, and a far background with heavy blur, and it totally changed the scene. Has anyone else gotten a piece of feedback that completely flipped how you approach one part of your art?
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umab35
umab352mo ago
Layering changed my whole approach to painting skies too.
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ruby_lane
ruby_lane1mo agoMost Upvoted
Does that mean skies need even more layers than forests, @umab35?
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the_jenny
the_jenny2mo ago
Wow, I used to think backgrounds were just filler but that layering trick is a total game changer.
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