Image 3 and 4 Ideas

I wanted Images 3 and 4 to be set in America, as the character sets off on a boat. Here are my initial sketches:
(They are very rough)

After this I chose my two favourites to do rough digitally to give an idea of colour, lighting, effects etc.

Idea 1

'Leaving America'

I loved this idea, as I can really play with the lighting in this to give a mood. I also wanted to give a sense of location, and using a famous landmark does a good job of doing this.


Idea 2
'Bustling Docks'

I liked this idea also, as I can give the viewer a sense of the location as well as portray how busy it is. I can also show the horses agitation to this and give a feel of being in this dock.

I want to do both of these images, however I am going to start with Idea 2. These are my reference images for this piece:

After struggling to find any reference images of New York Docks at this time period, or at any time period, I used Hidalgo to find some similar looking structures to go off.

Here is the initial outline of the image completed: