Case Study - Environment Design
Concept design for Stoick's house
How to Train Your Dragon
I was asked to explore a few versions of "weird" shapes for the houses. These are the initial sketches.
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Actually, I wasn't getting any feedback at that stage, so I could just have fun with it in peace! My second update.
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Here's what my next update looked like.
I was tasked with designing an additional wing for the house.
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And finally, the version that some of you might recognize from my ArtStation.
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Over the next few days, I was implementing changes and versions suggested by the Art Director and working on additional exploration of design details.
Then, we experimented with different colors for the facade.
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This is what a shot shared from the film set looked like.
Ship designs for HTTYD
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This is what a shot shared from the film set looked like.
This was the final look of the ships in the movie.
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