As I sketched I realized I was trying too hard to add everything that felt important and the results were looking too literal and more like a memory, not rea...

The idea of oasis brings me the feeling of coziness, warmth, nostalgia, “saudade” in Portuguese. It’s inseparable to me from the idea of being with others, f...

Another update on the composition, will add details on the trees and adding shrubs, tommorow.

I painted the main elements in the background, such as the mushroom-like buildings that are designed to adapt and resemble nature. The main intention behind ...

This is the black and white final line work that I then add color, texture, and rendering to.

Here is the tightened up line that I would eventually ink from for the final.

Here I'm tightening up the sketch to see what works.

This is the first rough thumbnail I did for the image I came up with. Just trying to workout a composition that I feel works best.

I am further refining the artwork by incorporating elements that accentuate its zen quality. Actively experimenting with color schemes and compositional chan...

First I did a digital sketch with all the colors I wanted, then I tried it out on paper with watercolors. I'm goin for a warm feeling I want it to feel cozy ...

I went through the scribbles it's not that clean because of the instinctivly done

I went through the writing process of the subject so that I live that again try to go the experience where I felt like because of my personal oasis exist in ...

The next step was fleshing out this portal room and showing off the idea of a man leaving behind the dark world to escape into a better world he had chosen f...

3D Blockout (Blender)

It occurred to me that my idea of an oasis is a pretty simple one that goes back to the basics of living and being surrounded by nature, community, and livin...

Now I have to polish

My final piece with all the details

The piece without the details The floor and pool tiles are from Sergey Kotenev and Annie Spratt. Photos downloaded from Unsplash.com

Played around with colours and added a more refined linework

The first sketch of my idea

Sketchbook page with initial ideas. This was then followed by a PureRef moodboard where I took inspiration from different places and atmospheres.