Final Environmental 1

My first environmental is my favourite one, i worked on it for about 8 hours, i had the most trouble with the lighting, i really like the way the tree look's like the wind's pushing it, and i added the river in the spur of the moment. It went through a lot of stage's to get to it but i'm pleased with the final result, here are those stages.

first design

adding a gradient value

highlighting the background a bit more as well as shadowing the tree

defining a ledge under the tree, adding a rock face and river on the right side to give it something extra.

adding a main light source.

adding background lights, and front shadows

more mist, and lights.

final highlights, and river highlights plus tidy up.

Final result