Brisa da Ilha

The palm fronds framing technique was the part I was nervous about, but the step-by-step layering made it click and my sky blends look genuinely painterly. Finished in just under the hour with a sunset I'd actually hang on my wall.

The color blending guide for the beachy sky made it so much easier than I expected—my sunset actually looks like it's glowing. I'm honestly shocked at how realistic the water reflections turned out for a first-timer.

The palm frond layering was the part I was nervous about, but the step-by-step guide made it click and my sky actually looks like a real sunset. Finished the whole thing in my lunch break and the color blending for the water reflections came out way better than I expected.