Halloween Styled SOAP

Vision: I commend your bold approach to using a photograph and attempting to merge the drawing with it, but in order to approach this without losing the immersion you‘ll need to stay consistent with what you are trying to do. Without immersion the characters seem out of place in the real world, Leo.
This sort of thing may work for the likes of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, but in that context we are to believe that those cartoon characters coexist with our reality. What I am saying is there is such a thing as too much contrast, Leo. It gets a little distracting.

Originality: Your characters have always been an original bunch. I am going to give you a little more credit here than what I would have for attempting something new with that photography trick.
The Halloween theme is not something that I would frame as an original concept however. Individually, your characters are highly original. Remember that.

Technique: Would you look at that? I have been watching your progress for years, and the basic idea behind your cartooning technique has been simplified yet made highly effective as time passed.
Now is the time to try bolder things with your technique, and stride confidently into new territory with your work. Challenging yourself towards making more complex character expressions would probably be the best way to go at this point.
I, in turn, will keep my eyes out for any mistakes you make (mistakes such as the uneven lower part of that lab coat your character is wearing.) You don’t have to make everything “perfect”, but when something takes the center of the frame it needs utmost attention to these details, Leo.

Impact: It needs more shading to create the “spooky” Halloween feel, especially in a setting lit by the light of a street lamp. The street lamp is a very powerful prop for every night scene when it comes to making shadows. Use it well.
Maybe if there was more shading it would have helped with that immersion issue. Other than that as far as leaving an impact it leaves much to be desired, but it slides by as decent at best in this category.

Overall: I feel this photograph technique is worth experimenting a little more with. I strongly believe that realistic shading can enhance this technique greatly.
You don’t have to take in all of this advice at once; improve on one thing at a time. Soon you will develop your intuition for these things and the only thing I’ll be able to do it point out trivial mistakes in the future.