sunset colour palette, colours are always a hit or miss for me

final sketch cleaned up, the composition is not complicated, I guess not something I can wow people with :D large sky and ocean always give me a feeling of freedom. 

I wanted to feature an Astronaut and an Alien, both with striking differences, coming together for a game of Chess- rather playful.

In the future that I envision, differences no longer bound people. Everyone co-exists in harmony, putting their differences aside. Staying connected helps them acheive this, and distance is no longer an issue.

Starting with small thumbnails to quickly capture the ideas and possible compositions, old-school pen on paper. I like the idea of someone with a flare or torch (like the Olypic athletes), taking a jump from a cliff, but not falling down and keep running instead. 

I like both the side view and the one where we can see the character back, but decided for the side view where it's more obvious that he is in the air and not falling down to the ocean. 

I decided that outer-space would be a fitting background for a futuristic concept like this one. Apart from representing the vast possibilites, it also illustrates how far humans have come towards a different kind of civilization- one that is quite out-of-this-world.

So this is how it is going, these bridges are being " complicated" because I feel like they look like tentacles and I don not like it ahah not amused at all. I feel like the colors and mood are going in the direction I want, there is no sense of light yet, i know but I want to take care of my elements first and them figure that out. Also, the crown on the character on the back is trowing me off so,... idk what to do with that. 
I think these texts might be a bit confusing and probably not very explanatory but I am trying. Also I will keep up with the weird tittles because they make me laugh and hope that doesn't seem like I am not taking this challenge seriously, I just want to have fun along the way :D

The idea of an advanced communication system, as a result of newer technologies, is very fascinating, Having researched a bit about 5G, I came to know how it contributes to a greater and more enhanced Virtual Reality (VR) experience. I wanted to explore this concept by introducing a whimsical scenario.

In this brave new world humanity is not restricted to a specific place or a city. People can travel to different parts of the continent using their electronic caravans.Because of 5G internet people can earn and lear while they are travelling. In this world menial work is done by machines, which leaves us to creative professions. These are developed sponge cities which are built on modular structures and vertical automated farming. Drones are used for delivering and assisting, smart tech is now a basic necessity for evry individual. Ar and Vr gadgets are used for all kinds of tasks from education to entertainment. 
There is the word brave in the tile because humans have broken the boundaries of their familiar spaces and are venturing into new and unfamiliar spaces and places, which we all want to do and we can do. We just need to foster some more courage!

Finnaly while fleshing out this artwork I tried to give it narrative. By adding augmented reality dialogue boxes. The scene is happening while the sun is setting and a family has shifted to their new house in a different city.

In this stage I was trying to visualise the environment and how it will be structured. Modular houses, green infrastructure and sponge city scape were the main words floating in my mind while visualising.  

Envisioning a world where there are sustainable and ephemeral systems like nature

In this new world because of advanced internet connectivity people will be free and won't be stuck in one place. People can explore the world while they are learning and earning. The population of digital nomads will be greater. 

In order for humans to survive in Outerspace, I created Domes on top of the trees that are used for the inhabitants to work and live. Because the people cannot live on Earth anymore they needed to find a greener and sufficient place to live because the Earth is very contaminated, so the TreeDomes act as a home for both people and animals. In the Domes, they are set to the correct atmosphere quality, making them easily breathable for people and animals to breathe. In one of the Domes, I created farmland where farmers could grow fresh crops for people to harvest and return to their homes. If people wanted to enjoy watching nature up close but not disturbing the animals they could travel to the Nature Dome and watch the beauty of nature up close. The Domes act as habitable places for people to travel to if they need to conduct business or take a break from everything.

Animals can make great pets and are great companions. Animals help to bring out the best in people, whenever we are sad they do their best to make us feel happy again. Another reason what makes animals great is they always have a sense of energy to play with us and they always want to cheer us on. There are even some animals that are trained to handle people who have different disabilities and it is their job to help calm the person down or help them to travel from place to place. If something is wrong they are able to sense it really quick and do whatever they can to help us stay happy. To add to the composition I decided to add a robot dog as a companion for the two characters. The dog is there to help and assist his friends whenever they need anything.

When I imagine a sustainable future I don't picture massive maga cities but small communities working collaboratively. 
For me sustainability incorporates a harmony with nature. I was inspired by the copious lavendar plants dotting the landscape surrounding my home, populated by bees in a living ecosystem. 
From this reference, my agents of change are working together to both care for the local environement and setup new communication technology that keeps us all connected.

In my initial sketch I've incorporated the lavender and bee hives atop a natural high point. The new antenna being setup is supposed to be more visually appealing opposed to the towering masts of today.
For the surrounding landscape I want to showcase the small towns and villages nestled into the valley. Hopefully I can make it look cosy in the final painting!
I'm trying to avoid a standard daytime lighting setup, though I will need to make sure that the piece doesn't feel too dark or uninviting. 

Enjoying the process, looking forward to colour next!

Things are moving at a steady pace but there is still so much to do yet. 
My main focus right now is to render each character and then I have to take a step back and reevaluate the whole image flow and colors and all that.

Lezzgoooooo :D

- an arid environment - dunes - curves - flow- sand- glass - palm trees - arabic influence - cyber vibes 

- sustainability ( vegetation - recyclable materials - solar energy)

- 5g wirless charging - mixed reality - led lights - autonumous veichles - electric veichles - hyper loops - teleportation :P - robots - 

I struggled a lot with how to put the characters in the shot so that they looked organic and fit into the composition, and at the same time there was no feeling that they did not know each other at all 😑

It should be immediately clear that they know each other well and work as a team. I don’t know how I managed it in the end, but I tried my best :D

A quick value sketch to help me with the focus of the piece, and tweek some stuff to beter guide the viewer. Still working out all the elements. 

Moved on to putting down some colours, trying to find the right fell for it all, not quite there yet :P But I like the idea of the flowers glowing or being a lightsource themselves.

After choosing a design for the spacestation and a composition sketch that worked I moved on to actually making a complete sketch for the illustration. Things are coming together! I addeda sense of depth with overlapping elements like the character in the foregrounds hand and the spacestation, the character with the camera and the moon and the spaceship and earth.

Working out the details :)

Working towards a final design