I think 3D is a fantastic medium to create believable images of unbelivable concepts! 😊
Working at this image, Microworld
I discovered that the orientation of scattered objects on a curved surface with particle system is... a bitch! :D
As much as I tried and tried, I didn't get it right and I was forced to place and align the houses manually.
After I finished that time consuming operation, I discovered "DROP IT" add-on which is a fantastic tool for such placements... and I used it happily for the placement of cars.
Thanks a lot for the work and generosity of BobReed64 (author of ladybug), Tastyfish (author of the houses), Alex Telford (author of the church). Quixel Megascans is the source of the plant and the cars come from Poligoniq Traffiq. Without them the time needed for this work would have been astronomical! :D