Matte Painting References and Concepting

PureRef board of ideas for the shot

I am aiming to use a matte painting cityscape background to extend from the foreground of my Unreal Engine Project.

Below are some iterations of the shot in Unreal Engine, with the camera on a dolly from left to right.

Too much "mid ground" - separates the Unreal scene from the matte painting

A different focal length/angle

Adjusted lighting, removed most of the middle buildings

Close to the overall composition I'm happy with

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Concepting in Photoshop

Close to an overall composition I like

A simplified variant to prototype projection mapping