[Icannon]

first thing i noticed was that you use a pretty limited value range. that's not necessarily a problem at all, but once you've got all your middle tones set out, try throwing in some dark shadow areas + cast shadows for depth. for the land side image, the grass you have going up top looks way too big and bright. some reference images would be a good idea. you'll probably notice a fine grain with some color\tone changes spread throughout at such a distance. the rocks look nice. maybe scatter some grass around those areas, too?

[Basement bound]

The first one here is just a quick sketch from my desktop. I know the lines are not straight it was just a sketch to loosen up.


These are couple of a picture in different stages. In the second one I solved a few things. right now I am working on the grass and trees. I am not too sure on the stage of the trees, I have been using some custom brushes with 500% spacing and still they look uniformic. If anyone has some suggestions I'd love to hear them.




thanks
JA