Love it, congrats on finishing! Though I would love to see a bit more backlighting on things, the color is so extreme it's a bit monochromatic. For example, the cool shadows give this kind of shot more visual interest: https://www.deviantart.com/arsenixc/art/Small-Japanese-provincial-town-sunset-after-rain-926914033…
@AtomicArmy you are welcome. Yes reference is a fantastic tool to plan and especially learn! Most people think artists just pull this stuff out of their head, but we only do that because we are so diligent at learning and absorbing the world and it's best example first. Keep it up!
@AtomicArmy Something I would advise at this stage is not to go in with all the details. Like I see the house half fininshed, not all foliage is there, etc... Do a pretty detailed blockout of the WHOLE THING that is simple and clean. Not much noise, no vertex painting, etc... You can add all that later. First you need to…
So I went back and changed to lighting around a bit trying to go by those sunset examples. Here's the result: I'm glad you like it! I think this looks better, not so much extreme warm colors.