Made this illustration as a tribute to the most inspiring place of NieR: Automata game.
A brief moment of respite and romance in a tragic world.

- Sky

Base color / darker clouds / smaller clouds / darker outlayer:​​​​​​​

Initial sketch / base color:

Checking the tonal values of shadows, light and lit windows / refined version:

Adding fireworks / fireworks illumination:

Vanishing point + perspective lines / train + track:

Adding textures and shadows / fireworks illumination:

Initial sketch / adding colors:

Adjusting the characters colors according to ambience light / fireworks illumination:

- Background + final check

Adding a mountain and a ferris wheel / checking the grayscale contrast: