Still: Cig box

[ntmonkey]

Its just too clean, that's all. Put ash in the ashtray. You hardly ever see a clean one much less an unlit cigarette in one. Ruffle up the corners on the box. Round them off a bit. I imagine they've been in a pocket or purse or something getting banged up, crushed, and whatnot. Adding these things will make the composition more interesting to look at. Give it a try and see what happens.

Lu

[Optigon-cg]

I agree with ntmonkey. Even if you're going for a clean product ad look, you should still add subtle flaws. For instance, cigarettes have a slight bumpiness to the paper from the tobacco inside. Also, there should at least be a specular map of some kind on the ashtray to give variatino to the highlights.

Looks good though otherwise.

[Dave Black]

You image looks flat. Almost as if you are using default lighting. A quality lighting setup will go a long way to making this scene look photoreal. This is in addition to what has been stated above.

-3DZ

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