Hello Igor,
I’ve taken a look at the larger version in your portfolio: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=1118904 Maybe the forum will soon allow this to be in one place, so that you don’t need to receive comments through two separate threads.
When you create your Matte Paintings, it is important to keep the purpose of your shot in mind. I’m sure David has expressed this in his workshop, along with helpful notes, such as to stay away from birds, waterfalls and lens flares.
Even if it’s a vampire movie and you wish to indicate the sun rising or disappearing behind the mountains, try to help the viewer by maybe leaving some sunlight hits on the edge of the rooftops. Especially, since the rock underneath the screen-right tree is having some specular light on it. The trees are also a good indicator for attention to detail.
Make sure you pull a clean mask or clean it up to create a good silhouette, and watch out for things like the de-fringe tool, as it does not always work to your favour.
Overall it is a great image and it has a very strong mood but I would encourage having another go at it. Fix areas you were rushing when blocking it in and try to get creative with your very promising lighting scenario. It’s almost there.
