MOUNTAIN TEMPLE (First Videogame Environment)

This was the paintover I did of Mike's design.  I loved the snow and ice from Alyssa's earlier concept, so I added it in.

(It's not finished!) But hopefully it's descriptive enough.

I don't know if you guys (the modelling team or whatever) are planning to build this as an actual 3D environment or just have everything as overlapping layers, but here's the environment  at a 3/4 view.  The fighters will be on the gateway bridge thing to the left.

Splashed on some color.  Ugh, I hate painting.

Roughed this out before dinner.  An arial view of the environment.

Platforms...all of them.

Platforms - roughs (Thoughts? Critiques?)

Color keys

Temple concept with more color info. Still work in progress

Here's a quick color scheme. I want to add snow and ice to the foreground as well as the other structures and thus cool the scene down some more, but this is what I have so far.

Temple Environment concept/ Above the Clouds

Here's the sketch for the temple environment. I imagined a Temple/Fortress in Nepal, with snow capped mountains rising above the clouds. I'd like the temple structures to also be just above the clouds or in the mist of them. I hope this comes across in my drawing. Next the fighting stage could be either a bridge between two structures (This might afford more space for finishing moves, etc...) or it could be a large decorative patio which is part of a large structure.

This is just a reference photo. I think that the dramatic colors of the sunset would be ideal for the battle, as well as a symbol of Jeff's dominance about to come to an end.

 I'm not as capable as most when it comes to digital painting, but here I have a basic color scheme, I haven't really put any shadows in, and the color scheme is very rough, but hopefully you have an idea of what I'm going for.

Here I wanted to illustrate some additional ideas. The first is that we could ad some fire and smoke poring from the structures, giving the impression of a larger battle. The next is to add snow drifts to the fighting stage for the winter feel.

This is just an example of the mountains above the clouds idea. I think there's something other worldly and fantastical about the fight taking place in a temple, fortress in the sky. Just some ideas

my sucky paintover of alyssa's

here's a quick paintover of some ideas i'd like to have incorporated into the painting... basically just more busy stuff.  didn't have much time since i've been working on the other designs.  

Paint-Over

Here's my paint-over. Sorry it's not more done. I think I'm getting tendonitis in my drawing arm. Until I get better, you'll probably not see anything from me.

Anyways, I really liked the fallen stones. It might be fun to put some runes and markings on them, and maybe have them carved into the surrounding rock. I also toyed with the bridge being more precariously balanced. Maybe it could fall during the course of the fight?

Temple Concept

mountain environment

here's some environment ideas for the 1st stage.  i used a lot of photoshop cheats on this one, and i just wanted to play with the composition.  any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

i will work on the temple environment, and post it up soon.  

machines

World Ideas

Trying to go for the cool color palette. The first one is a crystal world, with perhaps a giant crystal growing in the background (watch crystals grow; it's so cool!). The second is an icy cavern with a Buddha statue. Of course, we can change Buddha, if he's "copyrighted" ;) Maybe stalactites could be falling from the ceiling the whole time, and then angry environmentalists will rush in if you step on a stalagmite.

Environment #1

Environment Idea

So I did some environment thumbnails last week and I kind of got really excited and I started painting it.  I'm not sure if the rocks would be able to be procedurally modeled or not, but this is just an idea I thought would be cool.

 work in progress

revised environment destruction

Factory Environment ideas

some environment thumbnails

i tried to make the depth cooler... let me know which ones you like the best and i can further clean it up and develop it into a fine piece.  

Jeff's Room

Now, I haven't yet brought this to finish, (ie. I haven't added all of the junk to the room, posters, etc.)
Before I finalize it, there are a few things I am curious about.
so..
Wesley
Do we want Jeff in the image? (technically we could get away with using Chelsea's beautiful image along with this one)
Speaker designs, which ones were they? Are we using any?
UPDATE:
I painted out the Bikini babe    =' (
Now we have a Desert Island Oasis!