Some final painting process shots and notes: I wanted to have a strong nature presence in the sanctuary, so the central courtyard and fountain became a majo...

The final touch in Photoshop Full project and video presentation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8bQAXE

detial 02

detail 01

that was a close one almost hitting the deadline. <3

Since I have a very specific structure in mind, I start building everything in 3D. This helps me figure out the placement and sizes of things and lets me try...

I forgot to post my sketch earlier, but I'm posting it now, in case it's of interest to anybody. I sketched this along with 4-5 other very quick and rough s...

Snowball sphere with the loved ones. Safe space in outer space.

From there I make somewhat tighter sketches, starting to think about composition and values. Also noting down ideas about mood and story.

Almost finished, just need to add some gouache rendering and elements to balance the composition and add complexity

some detail of the composition, the main structure is already done

This is the result after 4 hours of work. The composition is starting to take shape, and the main perspective lines are becoming visible. Specifically, it's ...

First image of the work. With Chinese brush and sumi ink. The paper is 200g smooth, A1 size, and hung vertically on the wall. Each drawing is made without pr...

I like starting with scribbles and notes in my sketchbook, ideation is faster for me with pencil and paper. As someone who feels most at home in the world w...

Final. Blender + photoshop

Process video LINK

Let me share the final piece here as well for some context. There were several ways to explore the concept of anxiety in this piece. It's the struggle of tod...

From one of the first drafts (already with the blue colors, as I felt it was a very important choice since the begining), to the sketch, and the final result...

So, how to express that feeling of urgency and intrusive thoughts that anxiety brings to us? I was trying...

I came back to sketching. I wanted to represent several dimensions of thought here. We have peace with the sky, some water for flow. The red down there, very...

At this stage, I was having fun. Bringing colors to simple renders helped me to expand and integrate a color pallet. 3D is a super powerful tool.

I went to 3d to craft support material and better understand where I could go. 3D is the best tool to quickly sketch and materialize an idea.

Here I was trying to manage how to properly represent the idea of someone having a state of flow, pursuing an idea. Very challenging.

trying out different lighting scenarios until it fits