the big problem seems to be drawing the clearest part of the night sky close to the horizon.
i used the smudge and blur tool to give that cloudy look like in the painiting in the link but its not coming out well,at least in Sumo.
im not using xara for this as it seems unsuitable for coloring

http://www.lassenart.com/index.asp



http://www.lassenart.com/MoreInfoFor...OriginalID=721


any suggestions?
I heard he uses aerography as well