Rune Master - Cenote Xlacah
Another illustration for Rune Master game. The upgrade (buildup) versions of this illustration definitely helped improve the original painting, especially the foliage and the water.
Rune Master is an upcoming mobile & desktop puzzle game made by White Box Gaming.
Cenote Xlacah
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sketch
color flats (quick colors for layer purposes)
color 1 - working up the lake
color 2 - working up lilies in the far back
color 3 - working up the remaining lilypads, and foreground elements
color 4 - working up the background elements, part 1
color 5- finishing up remaining background elements, adding general lighting and shadow
color 6 - adding more detail to lilypads due to client's request
color 7 - fixing treeline, foreground rock, lilypad + flowers due to client's request and critique
color 7.1 adjusting saturation and pushing separations
color 7.2 - adding highlights and details in foreground tree, also adding a little more detail in background rocks
buildup , color 8 - updated the background tree and landscape. Played with lighting (light rays)
buildup, color 9 - continuing on with the trees, including the foreground's tree. Started on pond details such as reflections.
buildup, color 10 - darkened the reflection of the trees in the pond. Started painting up the rocks in the mid and background.
buildup, color 11 - Furthered reflection in pond, also started painting up the foreground rocks.
buildup, color 12 - added more form to the foreground rocks. Removed the pebbles in the water; it didn't make sense anymore. Also added some paint textures to the lilies and updated the flowers to something more semi-real.