Rune Master - Pyramid of the Sun
Another Aztec structure, Pyramid of the Sun, for the group's game, Rune Master. Initial version of the illustration was too cartoony and empty to me personally, so I requested time to update this, as well as all the 7 illustrations for the game.
Rune Master is an upcoming mobile & desktop puzzle game made by White Box Gaming. White Box Gaming's twitter can be found @ WhiteBox_Games
Pyramid of the Sun
comp sketches
rough sketch
color 1 - flats and working on background elements
color 2 - pyramid and rough splotches of trees
color 3 - decided to thrown in texture to speed up pyramid, but toned down
color 4 - finished toning down texture on pyramid, worked on sectioning the pyramids in the foreground and creating the treetops' shape
color 5 - toned down trees in terms of detail
color 6 - detailing front pyramid
color 7- bumping contrast and highlights, adding sunrays
color 8 - increasing contrast on main pyramid, fidgeting with fore ground elements and main pyramid
color 9 - changed persp. from initial, changed some of the trees' shape; adjusted contrast of right foreground structure
color 9.1 - decreased left structure's contrast, increased saturation
color 10 - fixed tree shapes, worked up trees and lighting on both trees and main pyramid.
decided to go back in after color "10" to redo the clouds.
color 11 - redesigned the sky (clouds) and distant mountains
color 12 - cleaned up the mountain shapes, fixed up the sun rays' angle, and redesigned the plains. Began readjusting the trees, including their placement
color 13 - worked up foreground elements, repainted & redesigned the trees. started working on the main pyramid
color 14.1- continued working up the main pyramid, adding texture and re-solidifying the shapes
color 14.2 cleaning up the sun facing side of the main pyramid
color 14.3 - building up contrast on the main pyramid