Gone World

An environmental concept art and illustration piece based on a story excerpt we were assigned for one of my uni classes. I had an insane amount of fun researching and painting the deer skull! Fortunately there is a wealth of great reference for deer bones on the internet! For this piece I really focused on rendering the different textures and properties of the scene. I also tried to convey a narrative through my use of colour and light - emphasizing the copper wire adorning the deer skeleton and connecting that to the ominous shed in the centre of the frame.

Environments are something I need to spend a lot more time studying, and this piece was an excellent opportunity for practice! And it only slightly murdered me in cold blood!