Final Major Project - Research Pages (Developed Research)

Final Major Project - Research Pages (Developed Research)

At this stage I am looking to further develop the moodboards and mindmaps I currently have to finalize what theme I will be doing my final concept piece around. I knew I wanted to pick from a final three which were Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Post-Apocalyptic. I chose these because I either wanted a design I could run wild with and has loads of potential from a design perspective or a theme that was basic and bare so I'd have to creatively push myself. So this is what this process what for.

I have three design pages to cover each theme/genre (Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Post-Apocalyptic). Each one consists of some concept art of the genre as well as colour palettes; materials, textures and various assets/props that give me a better insight of the smaller aspects that add to the feel of them. 

Here is the Sci-Fi research page...

In this research page I chose to focus more on the smaller trinkets and details that make a Sci-Fi environment piece as good as it is. For example; I decided to look more at the little LED lights, pipes and textures. This helped me better understand the work flow and creative process of a Sci-Fi landscape. Along with this and for the same reason I looked at common, re-occuring assets. 

I realized I didn't want to do a Sci-Fi environment after this developed research.

Next; I moved onto my Fantasy research page. Here it is...

For Fantasy I repeated a similar process. However, I focused more on the materials and assets that make the concept artwork so compelling. Mainly in Fantasy town or village concept art. I did this because I knew if I was going too do a Fantasy environment that it would be a town/village piece. So; as part of better understanding of the artistic elements I looked more into assets and textures.

I chose not to do a Fantasy environment either. I did this because I felt as though there was a little too much for me and I did not want to make my FMP harder than it needed to be by taking on more than I could handle. Fantasy environments are very compact and 'full' which I didn't want to deal with. 

Lastly and my chosen theme/genre was Post-Apocalyptic. Here is my research page for it...

I chose Post-Apocalyptic since this as mentioned is such a basic, yet diverse idea that I could create a compelling, atmospheric illustration, concept piece in Photoshop but also allow myself to model an asset. I know that this has artistic diversity in texture, colour, concept and detail. I could manage this well with how much primary and secondary research is available on the theme as well.

So; from this developed research I decided I want to focus on the theme of Post-Apocalyptic for my FMP. I will focus on getting a full-scale illustration/painting done and if time permits a modelled asset. I feel confident that I will be able to achieve both of these and push my creativity. 

My next stage is to get some basic, initial sketches...