almost Beta
  • Final piece

    Here is the final piece! 

    For the style I took inspiration from old school Akira Toryama covers for Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump. I wanted to recreate that "gritty paper" look, even if it's digital. 

    For thr waterbots I used megaballs and the golden snidget as references.

    I hope you like it, 

    goog luck everyone!

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    riccardo la barbera
    July 16, 2022 13:19
  • lineart

    for the lineart I decided to study Moebius art and Katsuya Terada, 2 of my favorite inkers of all time

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    riccardo la barbera
    July 16, 2022 13:15
  • illustration sketch

    For the overall illustration I,ve focused on creating a scene while gardeners are working. For the trees I took inspiration from Bonsai trees (but bigger). For the gardeners I thougt about a smart jetpact that helps them to float. I got inspired by astronauts and scuba divers.

    Also thanks to 5g they could be able to communicate easier and have information on how to take care of every plant/tree in real time

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    riccardo la barbera
    July 16, 2022 13:13
  • waterbot concept

    I've decided to insert some drones like robots. the are basically flying sprinklers, but gardeners had fun adding stickers or words on them.

    their names are based on japanese fruits

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    riccardo la barbera
    July 16, 2022 13:10
  • Garden in the sky

    for the future I imagine, becouse we are running out of clean air, paper, wood and food I had this Idea: what if we could create gardens in the sky? 

    I've design a quick "sky gardener" concept to proceed to the final illustration

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    riccardo la barbera
    July 16, 2022 13:07