Dense forest valley with stream and cumulus clouds overhead

Digital painting employing atmospheric perspective and volumetric lighting. Composition uses tall deciduous trees bracketing foreground stream, layered foliage depths receding toward background. Sky features large cumulus formations rendered with precise highlight-shadow modeling. Lighting demonstrates direct sunlight penetration through canopy gaps, creating luminous green tones on vegetation and bright water reflectivity. Foreground employs warm earth-toned soil; mid-ground establishes depth through reduced saturation; background atmosphere exhibits blue-shift characteristic of aerial perspective.