City of a Thousand Wheels
Final painting
Somewhere between gears and waterwheels. An earlier version of the main building to show function
Set Flythrough
Initial sketches and thought process
Waterwheel function sketches
Some Villager characters I modeled for this set
I also designed some ships as I was originally going to do an "At the docks" shot. Maybe coming soon!
Lineup of some earlier building designs
I also had an idea for a waterwheel-lift system and some other props which I'd like to explore further at some point :)
Initial story research and work plan!
The second set of images I did for Eytan Zana's Mentorship class. I wanted to focus on a Worldbuilding project for the class and try designing a new culture from the sketch phase all the way to a blocked-out set and finished paintings. It was an amazing experience and I can't thank Eytan enough for the opportunity. All the other student's work was amazing and really pushed everyone during the process. Special shoutout to Cristian Alberto Vasquez, Thomas Stoop and James T. Robb for great feedback along the way.
Check out the other set of images here:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/yk0RgR