Burrow of Fire (Ant Farms Dynasty)
Client's description was a ant hole, on fire, that didn't resemble a volcano.
Illustration I painted for White Box Gaming's upcoming game, Ant Farms Dynasty.
10 - night darkness level adjusted
9b. Added in glow of torches hitting ground surfaces. Softened up some of cloud's glow.
9d - Blur B - "B" version has toned down blur on torch fire.
9c - Blur A- played with blur effects. "A" version has heavier blur on fg torch fire.
9. Changed to night to help adjust the focal point.
8. Added fire to torches
7. stairs retextured due to client request
6. color balanced, with more, minor details on stairs.
5. edited the stairs, and foreground elements
4. focused a bit more on foreground elements , and atmospheric details.
3. small build ups here and there.
2. Built up the stairs, fussed a little with the smoke cloud.
1. Took a little time to shape things better while building up the paint.
comp.thumbs part 1
thumbs part 2, more ideas
presentation - pre- night mode.
presentation update