3D as 2D. Do this:

http://www.elementrix.nl/dungeon.html

Seagulls in flight, Ultraslow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWNOUAn0pkA

tits

http://boobsdontworkthatway.tumblr.com/page/4

MEtal Texture tutorial

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/

Fox hunting at snow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT6XPHXK4e4

Jeremy Geddes

http://www.jeremygeddesart.com/paintings.html#

muddy colors

http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2012_09_01_archive.html