Trying to capture the mood

[LEIGH RUST]

Hi all, this is my first foray into digital painting in quite a while. Wanted to try and capture the mood of the night skies as I saw it on the way home tonight.

[kptad2]

i think you have captured it welll.

[Elvira]

I agree with kptad2, very nicely done, I have seen nights like that here in Canada too.
Edie

[peoplepainter]

I wish it looked like that here. Too many lights.
I think it might be my monitor, but I wish I could see the lighting on your trees better. Nice painting!
Lisa

[Michael]

Nicely done.

The simplicity really drives home the feeling of night. The difference between the skyline and trees seems almost perfect to me.

[LEIGH RUST]

Thanks for the feedback folks. This was done as a study for a larger painting I'll do in the near future. My studio was too cold, so I took to my 'puter to put down my ideas. Lisa in regards to the contrast I think it may have posted a bit darker than I'd expected. As I said in my first post this is the first digital work I've done in a long time. a bit more practice should iron out the kinks.

[flowerfancy58]

Well done Rusty

gloria

[justjean]

Great work Rusty to me it it has a late autumn feel to it

[themanda]

it's very dark on my monitor, as well. it would be fun to dance some of the reflected moonlight across the tops of the trees...you could bring out a lot of detail without infusing too much light that way.

love the moon! great job with the texture on that. it's luminous.