Unpublished Project - Initial Work - Sword and Wand
This was the very first work I did for this project, before I was hired full time. There were a couple of very broad themes to explore for these creatures, but otherwise I had a lot of creative freedom.
My art director for these was Ben Zweifel. https://www.artstation.com/benzweifel
Thumbnails for a cosmic/dreamer faction. For these I was going for beings that were not constrained by biology, but assumed forms based on emotions or fundamental ideas.
A low level enemy for this faction. We came to call it the Cosmic Gazelle. This was the studio's favorite of the bunch, and they would reference it often later.
A boss level enemy for this faction. The masks, big cut out scoops, and floating bits carried through to the main work I did, but the tentacles were way too computationally expensive.
Sketches for a fungal enemy faction. For a lot of these I wanted to suggest some sort of rudimentary bone structure covered in loose flesh, like a person draped with a sheet.
Minion level enemy for the fungoids. One idea we liked for this faction was for them to seem to have robes or drapery, made of a substance like the gills or veil of a mushroom.
A fungoid boss. We liked the idea of the fungus faction, but didn't end up carrying them through as the project developed.