Before starting my concept I felt it was important to break down the artstyle of Year Walk so i can follow my briefs requirement. I collected some images in order to analyse the key components of the art.
The Church Grim, Simon Flesser, Year Walk, 2013
Art Style Breakdown:
The art is made from broad, angular shapes and rounded curves are rarely used.
The art comes across as very minimal and that individual parts are crafted by pieces of old stained paper.
The arms of characters and creatures are a different shade (somewhat darker) to the rest of the body.
There is a slight vertical gradient fade on the characters and creatures bodies
Concept Art, Initial Idea 1
Concept Art, Initial Idea 2
As a design choice i decided not to use the Fly Agaric mushrooms for the concept art and instead use the brown mushrooms similar to the ones i found in Faerie Rings and the mushrooms i encountered on my walk - i feel the common occurrence of these mushrooms makes the concept more unsettling as Faeries can easily hide among them.
Concept Art, Texture Experimentation
Concept Art, Texture Breakdown
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