And I pretty much use that technique for everything I colour that’s not a fully rendered painting.

But my process altogether is:

Flats first, shading (multiply) + highlights with a hard brush, soft airbrush to get a gradient for depth.

And then I flatten everything, copy that layer, add a gradient map and experiment with colours, and then lower the opacity of it to harmonize everything!

I had a couple references for the buildings that I liked so I loosely picked off of those!

And then I wanted to keep the forest colours cold and village warm so it was more inviting.

Here's mine! Definitely looks better on desktop. 🫣
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