@nekronavt You know I included your arch viz(s) in my favorites and that I’m astounded at the comparable nature of both the Eevee and Cycles version. You’ve impressed us all with you Eevee pioneering this month! It’s almost always been an after thought to acknowledge your lighting and shading skills. You’ve got em btw 🙂 A+ from me on the arch viz.
The only note I have is that the AO in the Eevee scene is super strong in the second render (from the countertop perspective). I’d recommend cutting that back by half at least.
And your light match is really close. At first glance I thought “close but significantly brighter than the source. But the more I look the closer I think you actually are. I could see you decreasing the fill / world intensity by 30% or so, to get the shadows a touch darker. However the real difference I think comes from the source model’s hood. It creates a dark shadow in the middle of the bust that I think makes the overall bust’s shadows seem darker than yours.
All that to say You’re B+ on closeness but A+ on appeal since I prefer yours to the source. It’s an A to compromise.
