step 1 of 11
Took a picture of this house at about noon
step 2 of 11
Cut off unwanted stuff to allow for easier handling of the sky
step 3 of 11
Changed gradient curves and colors
step 4 of 11
Evened out the contrast for a more realistic look
step 5 of 11
Added lit windows & curtains
step 6 of 11
Painted in some snow & light
step 7 of 11
Added light decoration to that tree
step 8 of 11
Brought in the moon plus some haze to make it look nice
step 9 of 11
Brought in the tree which got chopped out first, plus decoration as for the other tree
step 10 of 11
Touched up the highlights and brought in a nice star sky
step 11 of 11
Adjusted stars to realism. After this, the curves where used to get a nice night impression, and that's it.
Final result
