The backgrounds in my game and sketchbooks

I made the game start in a dark forest with very dark red sky indicating a blood moon as well as creating this scary feeling of unknowing where the person is located and what’s out there in the forest. As the character finished the tutorial which are the first 2 side-scrolling elements the character goes out of the dark forest and enters the jungle with huge trees that the character needs to climb up. As he climbs up he appears in the mountains very high with snowing effects and snow all around the place. There will be a castle that he can enter, the boss is in there, the castle is old and dark with a little of light.

 

During the time I was developing my game I have changed through some designs of my level.

This is the original design its dark and hard to see, as well as the light ray is very unrealistic and doesn’t fit the sky behind the windows.

This is the changed version where i have made everything more clear  and lighter as well as changing the background  to fit the level before this I have also changed the gradient of the floor and the i have changed the light ray to be more purple, i have done this using a gradient and 4 different colours white purple light purple and black.