Landscape

My first try at landscape with my tablet. Im proud of it personaly. I would like some C & C towards what I can do next time to make it more realistic.

Shadows.
See the light source on the horizon?
Now look at your trees.

There should be shadows extending from those trees and then again coming from the sun.
The shadows are the hugest problem with this picture.

Otherwise, try blending a few more colorss in there.
Doesn't hurt to add some more reds to the trees and maybe the rocks and some of the grass.

Oh and also, try adding more... Texture to the grass.

EDIT:
One last thing.
That guy in it is on roughly the same point on the horizon as the tree.
If that's indeed the case, then either he's REALLY big or the tree is REALLY small.
You should look into balancing that a bit more.

Ok! Thank you ill fix it up a bit.

Edit: Ok! I did a quick fix up.. i added a bit more of a texture to the grass, put some reds in, added mountains behind, scaled the human, did shadows.

You made the image fuller, thicker clouds and more mountains, I like the added shadows and reddened rocks and trees. Nice job!

Thanks! Anything I can do to improve the image?

The grass looks a lot better now.
Also, the modifications you did with the guy help a lot.
I also see you did a lot more work on the shadows, they look good now.

However, my thought now resides on the water.
It's mostly blue with white splashes here and there, which is okay. However, I think it lacks a little texture too.
You do have it rushing towards a mini-waterfall at the center of the picture, why isn't the current splashing water on the rocks? Why isn't the current splashing water on the shore?

Also, one last note on shadows.
The right side of the river, see the rock/mossy thing?
Since it appears to extend a little into the air, you should add more shading behind it.

Otherwise, good job!
You're definately getting there.

Looking pretty good.

Biggest thing is the way you portrayed the sun. It's like a cadmium yellow here, dimmer than the clouds; it should be white if it's visible based on the overall gamma of the rest of your piece. If this was a camera or your eyes looking at a situation like this, the sun would be blindingly prominent or the landscape would be very dim.

Also, for added depth, the landscape should get less saturated and more blue as it recedes because of the atmospheric blue effect. Lastly, if the blue in your sky is clear and not in fact a larger high altitude cloud that is indistinguishable from a cloud, the sky will usually lighten as it gets close to the horizon.

The clouds are a little indistinct and could use definition. Check Steven Stahlberg's Cloud Tutorial for some help with one technique involved.

Keep at it, and don't forget to paint from life or at the least check photo reference.

Thanks guys! I will definatly work on it!

it looks kinda... childish. not that it looks like a kid drew it but more because of the colors are what a kid would pick. like, grass is green, sky is blue, water is blue, sun is yellow, trees are brown. before you concentrate on colors you should know about tone. if your drawing works and is readable in greyscale, then you should be able to transfer that to color. try do a couple greyscale paintings, then if you think you got the hang of it, try doing the same thing cept add in colors. remember that the world isn't saturated like you got there. colors will have a bit of value to them, so there will almost never be a "pure" color.