From the moment I read this brief I became extremely excited about working on this project, but also a bit worried because I knew it was going to be a challenging one. We have done environmental bits before, but not on this scale and not with this level of detail.
The concept of this project is really important since everything I am going to do has to reflect that, so the idea has to be strong and well researched. I knew from the get-go that I wanted to do something unique, with a specific vibe and mood. After some thought, I decided to pay homage to my birthplace, which is Transylvania. I am aware of the spooky image that has been created around this place, so I will try to make use of that.
Something that not many people know is that in some rural and also more poor parts of Romania, in the past, people used to bury their past loved ones in the backyard, so I decided to channel that idea and build on top of it.
After I decided that I wanted to make a Transylvanian graveyard/backyard I started to look for references, and thankfully I found many.
Besides the real-life references, I was lucky enough to have an example of how other game artists approached the subject, the setting for the Resident Evil 8 game being Transylvania.
After I filled my brain with references and decided which elements from which pictures I was going to use, I went in and made a quick concept that will help me with establishing my Blockout.
The main focus will be the house, but I will also add a small crypt on the left side of the backyard as well to establish the mood and composition better.
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