Sorry to be late to the party on this one. I was going to comment earlier, but 'life' got in the way
First, I've got to say I'd be really happy if this were mine. You've done a great job - especially on the metallic surfaces, but I think Jim is spot on: removing the drop shadow has really 'un-flattened' the image.
Before Jim posted his comment I was going to suggest a little tonal darkening inside the pain pot where it narrows - because I felt that looked a little flat, eg:
- but once the shadow was removed, I think that fixed it.
The only other comment (and this is being picky
is that I feel that the top section is neither 'ghosted', nor 'cut-away' - but falls a bit between the two. If I'm honest I'm not sure that works 100% for me, but, given the target audience, I doubt that would be an issue.
Great job!
Mike
PS TO ALL: It would be great if we could keep this thread going. Seeing work from members, and receiving positive critique (let's call it 'help' ) could build this into a really interesting, helpful and inspiring thread!