day for night test

[kipper]

hi all, ive been lurking for a while now, but ive finally finished this piece so its about time to share it. first time trying to creat someting realistic, more use to do illustration stuff. like the second pic.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/green_mountains_complete_creator_flattened2.jpg

day for night.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/green_mountains_complete_creator.jpg

heres the source images

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/Canyons.jpg
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/Canyons_1.jpg
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/Copy_2_of_Canyons_3.jpg

this ones not really a matte painting, but i thought id post it anyway.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/enviromentcrop3.jpg

crits welcome.

[RALawrence]

Decent first attempt, friend. The first two things I noticed:
1. In a night scene, the land should never be brighter than the sky. Unless of course there are artifical lights, like city lights. But otherwise, the sky is always more visible.
2. Everything, especially the sky, is too green. Go for more of a blue hue. And desaturate the landscape more.
Keep it up!

[kipper]

thanks for the comments. ill see how it turns out with those suggestions. :)