Sunday Hike — Lighting an Autumn Scene with Depth and Atmosphere

In this tutorial, I paint Sunday Hike from start to finish, building an autumn scene centered around warm, directional lighting and seasonal color.

I focus on decisions around light direction, color contrast, edge softness, and depth, and how these choices create a cinematic sense of atmosphere in a forest setting.

This is a complete, uninterrupted painting process with voice-over, including adjustments and refinements made throughout the session.

Includes

• Full process video with voice-over
• Layered PSD file
• Brushes used in the painting