Snowscape Archway
Did some rough Concept art for a ‘mysterious arch located in the tundra’. Decided to go for a hostile tundra that’s mostly overtaken by all the snow blowing through the mountain pass at the back. Wanted the archway to look slightly natural but too consistent to not be man-made.
The first mock sketch of the scene I wanted to paint. Was going for a slightly mysterious archway located in a tundra.
Started by doing the sky to set the overall tone of the piece. Used it to mark where the focus point will land and where the light is coming from.
Blocked in some basic rocks to form the main point of interest of the piece.
Started shading and texturing the rocks. This stage was mostly consisted of deciding on the way I wanted to shade and texture. Did I want it more detailed with the scratchier look or with bigger blocks of plain colour.
Once I decided on the main texture method I started filling in the remaining rocks and working backwards through the piece.
First pass. Added a figure for scale.
Second pass. Felt like the intensity of the snow clouds was a bit much so I reduced the brightness of them. Added a little bit of texture in the distance for the landscape snow so it was less flat.
Third pass. Wasn’t happy with the background mountains. Changed them to blend more with the snow in the background and added more depth to the mountain pass section. Adjusted the amount of fog/snow clouds to its more focused closer to the front.