/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2732821
>how could I make the characters read better ?
To be honest I would have composed it differently and changed the layout of the room. Even just cropping out the left half of hte image would help I think.

Using what you have though I think just controlling contrasts to control the eye.

So:
-the banners on the left grab my attention too much, there is that intense saturated red amplified by the cool blue behind them
-I made the clothing of the beggars white so there is value contrast
-king is blue for colour contrast and gave him a crown for a more interesting shape
-put a subtle vignette with a soft brush and multiply layer to keep less important areas darker
-added some guards
-made those bowls gold so that there is some more colour and material contrast
-made small value adjustments everywhere