Sun above the desert dunes

Sweeping dunes lead toward a large sun, with a cactus and rocks in front. This imagined desert keeps the shapes broad and the details sparse.

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How much detail?

Broad dune bands and the sun are open; cactus ribs form long narrow sections. About the labels.

Try this palette: Garden and sunshine

Try warm dunes against a cool sky and a different green in each cactus section.

A small coloring tip

Broad pencil strokes follow the dune curves.

Change the sun to a moon with a night-time palette.