Invisible Cities; Baucis Thumbnails

These are the ThumbNails for the city Baucis.

Baucis ThumbNails.

When making these thumbnails I was Like *Yeah these are going to be great, I've captured the real thing this is what I'am seeing*. But now, from looking at everyone else's version of this city... I might of messed up, that I didn't read the description of the passage properly.

No matter this is my City, My Vision so that's that.

When you look into the distance from above the Foliage of the Forest, you will see these tall leg like structures soaring into the sky their destination hidden in the clouds, all you can see is the shadow of the city in the clouds and the trees.
When you get to the base of these legs you will see an opening, a huge Open Door and through that door is nothing but a Ladder leading high into the structure and when you reach the top of the ladder you will emerge into the Bright clean Sky and see before you a City filled with busy people going about everyday life all of them very friendly.

Some of the Buildings soar into the sky and get lost in the clouds and other buildings are more residential and small Business like buildings. When you reach the edge of the city you will see Telescopes that look down on the Earth, Its mainly built for Tourists but the Locals Enjoy this as well.
When you go further down the city the State of the city changes as well as the people and next thing you know your in the area that never sleeps, like a mini Las Vegas with Bars and Casinos and all that Nonsense, every street filled with Party People enjoying life while they can. Its not a bad place but the true beauty of the city lies when you first step into the city.
When you reach the top of the Buildings you will see the clear sky which you will find breathtaking no matter what time of the day, I personal favorite would be just before night falls.

Invisible Cities; Argia ThumbNails

These are the Thumbnails for the city Argia.

1- 12 Left to Right.

1, 2, 10 are shots taken from the outside of the city, where there are ruins and strange towering Pinnacles scattered across the fields of rock and dirt with a mountain range in the distance that is emitting Lights of civilization.

3, 5, 6 Are shots of the streets and canals, Basically the outside of the city but still underground.
TB (Thumb Nail) 3 is a shot of the poorer side of the city where there are no roads only paths that you can access by stairs that go in different directions, But anyone who lives here can get a pretty good view of the city itself.
TB 5 Is a shot of one of the main streets of the city with towering buildings on each side of the street.
TB 6 Is a shot of the area by the Canal, This area is always dusty and foggy and you can never see where your going you can only see the faint light coming from the street lamps on buildings or walkways. The fog can also spread over the city on more Colder days.

TB 4 is what the ceiling of the city will be. Since there is no way of looking at the real night sky, The ceiling is covered by different Gems and Stones that will glow when the lights of the city hit them creating the illusion of a night sky.

TB 7, 8 Is what the main Capitol Building will look like in the town Square With the Roots of the tree Covering the Entire Building which caused the Architects to redesign the building to go inside the roots of the tree which is why you see lights coming from the holes of the Roots.

TB 9 Is an overview of the entire city from the Entrance that you come through from the outside.

Invisible Cities; Baucis

The Influence Map for the Passage Baucis.

Baucis.

When reading the Passage for Baucis I was thinking of it being a grand City built on Solar power from being High up in the sky so it is a Reliable resource.

In my Version of Baucis the people in the City are the more Wealthy and Scientific People, like you have to prove yourself to be in the city to achieve some kind of accomplishment in life that shows you deserve to be there which is where most of the images come in like the Movie Astro Boys Metro City and the Game BioShock Infinite.

The People of this Metropolis are split into two factions, those who care for the Earth and its inhabitants and the ones who are the more selfish and carefree individuals so much so, that they don't care for the Earth they once stood on which is why I included the top Image which is Nirvana from the Show Fairy Tail where, Like the Show uses it's stilts to draw Power and Energy from the Earth In case the Solar Power ever went offline or worse. So a Power struggle ensues in the city with riots and Vandalism, But with the increase of Technology and Security The Fights go Unnoticed.

Invisible Cities; Argia

The Influence Map for the Passage Argia.

Argia

When I read the Passage and found out that it was a underground city I immediately thought of the caves that you see with houses and streets that people went to, too survive wars but as I read on it a clearer picture started to form and it took me into thinking of a city with no roads only Pathways and stairs and maybe the occasional canal or two.

The biggest influence would be the top image of the canyon or crevice with the pathways and houses which was taken from Doctor Who Utopia.
As you can only see one shot from the episode It's hard to depict from it, so I'm imagining Argia would be dull looking on the outside like Mayan ruins but on the inside it is all foggy and dusty from the canals and you can only see a few lamps lit across the city which shines on to the roof of the cave therefor making the ceiling stones and gems glow to recreate a night sky feel.

And the main Capitol would be surrounded by Roots and dirt form the huge trees towering above on the surface.
The Interior of the houses would be what you find in any ordinary cabin back in the Victorian times and maybe some contraptions from the Steam Punk Era Combining the two times together to give that sort of fantasy feel to it.

Invisible Cities; Anastasia (PT 1)

This is What I am Envisioning when I read the Anastasia Passage.

Anastasia.

A city That looks to be a Huge Marvelous city on the outside, but the truth lies within the Heart of this city where the passage says that your desires start to unearth and the city acknowledges that and with it, makes you want to stay just a tad bit longer.

When I read about the stuff that this city contains and what it does my mind immediately went to Novigrad from the Witcher 3, Because I can see some resemblance between the two with the big city promise of desires and worth as well as the women with the baths. Plus the canals drawn me to picking Venice as well because that place is filled with canals.

Now the Bath with the women I was unsure of and quote me if I'm wrong here but to me the Passage was saying that there was a Bath House that worked like a Brothel. Now I'm probably going way to deep into this and coming up with theory's or I've seen to much Witcher 3 but to me that is what I'am seeing.

Couldn't fit all images on here so there may be a Part 2 of the Influence map for Anastasia or I might disregard it.

First PhotoShop Lesson

Although I already have PhotoShop experience, it was good to learn some of the basic again. So here is the two pieces of work that we had made in the time we had.

This is the black and white task that we were told to recreate, i am really happy with this piece although it is not really my style of art.

And this is the colour piece that we did, not so pleased with this one because of the blend of colour but it is what it is.

Scanner being Unfriendly.

So...... Yeah, My Scanner seems to be playing up and won't upload my sketches of my turnabouts which is kinda annoying cause Now, There's no Time left.

Hopefully I can scan them quickly in the morning or I'm going to have to show them as the RAW Version Instead as the Nice Perfected versions.

This is such a Bummer and I'm Kinda P**sed of about it. Hopefully things get better.