My further exploration of this style in 3d... very much inspired by amazing Eyvind Earle. Done with Softimage (rendered with Arnold), Clip Studio Paint and Houdini
final image
a little detail
most of the work done in Softimage
drawing trees in Clip Studio Paint and drinking tea :)
simple clouds from geo in Houdini
very early test that made me think about this a little bit more :)