Dodo_Kyungsoo1
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Detailed or Simple review: Simple Review
Message/Purpose of Graphic: a story about having 4 soulmates, its was kind of mystery feel,
Your concerns, if any: i don't know , maybe all (?)
To start off, I think your title should be worded differently and definitely changed. I had read it at first as '4 world soulmate' and then I discovered the title of the story actually says '4 world 4 soulmate' not '4 world soulmate,' which is why I suggest you change the wording. Using one letter (number in this case) for two purposes does not work. It's like addressing a singular noun 'a' (e.g. A night at a Hotel) and sharing it between two nouns. It does not work that way because the reader would not think for no reason to re-read a title in the middle of it. Once your eyes finish a word, it will move on and never come back unless it's to re-read the whole title again. sharing letters only work when two words have the same letter, like "Going Green" can share between the letter "G" because who in their right mind would go to a 'reen'(ditch)? But here is where graphic as a whole enchances the meaning, such as using the color green to make it more obvious that the word is "Going Green" and not "Going Reen." So if you want to make it anywhere obvious that '4' is used twice, change the title as it shows on the story. Nothing can be any more clear than the obvious. Or if you would like to be creative, add a reflection, a shadow, or a mirror of the number four. Either way, you're still going to have another four into the title unless you change the title itself.
I think the mysterious 'feel' of the graphic is very slight since all the characters are looking straight at the audience, blank expressions and everything is obviously in sight like the answers are plain and crystal clear. It does not draw any curiousity because it tells you right away who is in the story, which is common on posters, but not something I'd give a try to read since I know whose in it. I'd suggest trying to put different pictures of the characters doing something else, because then yes, people would probably take a look to find out what you mean to make your characters like this. However, having them look straight at the viewer only entails nothing. Though, things like these can be adjusted if you add more textures, like smoke to conceal truths and other obvious things in the story. It does not have to be smoke, but since you have flames on the bottom, you can try something related to the fire. Give it a try.
In addition to that, it looks overcrowded. The characters take up too much space of the poster and I understand it suppose to be a bit more intense with the mystery, but I find the two guys into front too close to the girl. If all the guys can be scaled a bit smaller, it'll give the poster more room to breathe and the girl will stand out more. Concerning, I wouldn't have noticed it was a girl if I didn't who the person was.
I don't see that you have any issues with blending pictures together, but the guys on the right are so much more pale than the ones on the left. I think you need to adjust the brightness for the guys on the left so they match well with the rest of the characters. Also the guy all the way on the left looks like he was resized oddly and squished to fit in. He looks more narrow and I believe he needs to be widen a bit more to look proportionally correct.
Anyway, I hope this review was helpful. :)
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