First Impressions: [5/10]
at first glance what i thought (sometimes unedited thoughts
and how my mind works when i first look)
i think its strange for me to review a banner for a shop
since purpose of posters are to describe story,
so what should this is be supposed to describe??
ive reviewed something like this once before and
treated it as if i were reviewing an advertisement.
cause thats essentially for its for i think right? 
advertising your shop? 

ok first impressions. its an ad so i automatically think, 
"if i saw this would i be compelled to do what they ask?"
in this case, it would be would i request from you.
and my answer is "hmm no probably not". 
because this piece does not make me want to.

Ok let's imagine someone stumbles across your shop
and sees this for the first time.
maybe they are too lazy to read, many people are.
the first thing i would see is this picture of iu w
ith a blended/manipulated background.
but what if i didnt know what the original picture of iu looked like?
i could have just thought thats how the background was orignally,
and that you just added text and a blur

theres not a clear demonstration of your skills.
is that what i would get if i got a poster from you?

you may be the most skillful person and do great compositions in your posters,
but this doesn't show your creativity, which is such a shame
because often times for fanfic posters, designers will try to fulfill the requesters wishes,
but with something like a shop banner that you are making for yourself,
it lets you have more freedom to do whatever you like, to try new things and experiment.

in general, i do like how this looks at first glance.
the different elements that i will talk about look good
but it doesnt leave me with a memorable impression, or a feeling that I MUST request.
 

Technique: [17/20]
how masterful are you at blending/cutting
the blending is good overall. between iu and the house is good.
the left side sort of looks off though.
you can see the different types of trees colliding
and then it seems like there is also a horizon coming out of one of them.
and then the blur on the left seems sort of distracting
when the rest of the piece is very in focus.

 

Resources: [14/20]
does your images/stocks/brushes/textures enhance the poster
i like the stocks you used and how you used them.
all of it together does create a nice atmosphere.
however, i wish there was that extra something special
in your piece to make it stand out.  maybe thinking about it in this way may help:
how many people can blend a picture togehter? quite a few i think.
but if you added some extra elements and played around with composition,
it will become more unique and show your creativity.
this is where i would suggest adding extra textures or stocks to create something more to a certain vision.
let me explain, you have a nice amount of stocks inside the main piece they serve as "space fillers" to me.
however, if you add maybe ripped paper edge or something to "frame" the entire piece it may help give it extra oomph.
another thing that relates to your stocks being "space fillers" is that they all sort of meld in to background. 
as in, the main focus of the piece and where your eye naturally gravitate to is not a stock.
so maybe adding one as a focal point would create an interesting composition.
the colors look nice in this piece. although i think you can try to "balance" the colors a bit more,
by that i mean finding a happy medium between lights and dark.
right now the piece seems a bit dark overall. i would suggest playing with the curves or using some textures.
 

Composition: [10/20]

did you create an eye catching