A Hidden World Concept Art Challenge

Complete. I learned a lot of from this, and I'm excited to do more environment work!

Converted to color and filled in some details. I changed the fountain design because I didn't think it was reading as a tree stump and it wasn't clear that water was coming out of it. I don't think it's quite there yet, so I'm going to do another call out sheet for it.

A finalized B&W version of the image along with a call out sheet focusing on the animal faces on the trees. All the design work is done, now it's just a matter of converting it to color while keeping the value structure intact.

Building up design elements to make the whole thing feel more unique and special. I like the ideas here, but it needs more refinement.

This is a more finalized sketch with changes to lighting and composition. I'm going to try to maintain this lighting structure as I give the piece more detail

These were studies where I was practicing painting bark and leaves in color so I could define what level of finish I wanted to achieve with the final piece.

These are explorations for the centerpiece of the image, the faerie fountain itself.  The goal was to develop something that was both natural and magical.