Hey, haven't posted in a while. Hope everyone is doing fine! I want to fill my portfolio with some matte paintings. This is one I based on a photo I took in NY. Not anything crazy, very basic extensions etc. Any crits? Does it look photorealistic enough?
It is too obvious that the background parts are drawed in. The buildings in the foreground have more dark colors compared to lighter ones in the background. Ok, there has to be some difference, but the conversion is to rough in my opinion.
I think the buildings in the front are so different in size, shape, and atmosphere from the buildings in the back, that it looks like the others are added in. However yeah, the buildings in the front... totally look photorealistic. If I could only place why, it might make me a better artist.