After a long time, I started working purely with Photoshop, as I did before discovering the world of 3D. It felt great to create the landscape. I used almost exclusively my own pictures from the Alps as source material. I let myself drift and saw what came out, always with the thought: what emotions would I feel if I could see this place in person?
I then used Blender to add some life and placed a series of castles watching over the valley.