UTMC: Aftermathematical

designofdank

My 1st sketch with the good old fashioned pen and paper. Forms are impossible to tell except for me. That's okay because it's a tool for ME to get started!

What is hidden in this image will be revealed in subsequent cleaned up sketches. Thanks for taking a peek at my post

-Dank
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Suba

Hlmmmm I see, a spaceship?

Sharvo

Looks like a massive shark/whale to me intrested to see where this goes...

designofdank

Couldn't get near my computer this whole weekend so I took the opportunity to sketch in pen and paper once again.

My idea for a UT level is an environment made up of the fallen bodies of a massive robot and a giant fish creature after mutual destruction. Players traverse in, out, over, and under these titans.

Thanks for taking a look at these WIP images!

-Dank
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designofdank

I modeled the robot head in 3D to use as a base for a paintover. There were more details I wanted to add but this is as far as I got. Wanted to try a 80% 3D render and 20% painting, but I know I won't have the time for this contest so I'm halting 3D and diving straight into 2D

Thanks for checking out my thread!

-Dank
www.designofdank.com

designofdank

Initial sketchy sketch.

-Dank
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designofdank

Isaiah Sherman

Uh... is this a map?

designofdank

@Isaiah: Yes, sir. The "architecture" of this environment is comprised of giant bodies strewn on the ground. An outer wall enclosure may be made of a massive arm or a leg. An interior space on the map may be enclosed by the giant creature's rib cage.

In fact, one of the earliest examples of a human built environment is the igloo like hut made of mammoth bones dating back to around 20-10k BC.

FirebornForm

Isaiah Sherman. hit the resize button and youl see vague figure references of people. Woo oval stick figures!

This is a really outlandish idea but it's going to be pretty hard to convey this as a UT map. Huge sprawling maps that take a while to get around seem to be against the twitch nature of UT but we're not designing levels we're designing themes and what a theme this is!

Also Heh I was right on thinking the fish thing was getting impaled by something through the mouth. I'm good at deciphering scribbles

designofdank

Kromus

Yes it is outlandish, but its fantastic.

I really approve of the idea, and I think the main "concept" you've got so far is a fantastic shot. It really tells a story, and is pretty unique.

As they've mentioned, its more about the concept art and the tell and atmosphere less so on it's play ability, but I would still be interested to see how you make it look traversable non-the less. Will keep an eye on this one.

Kromus

And from a composition point of view its a great start.

designofdank

Roughing in of color and some adjustment of composition.

Thanks for having a look at these WIPs!
-Dank
www.designofdank.com

designofdank

The final is here! I'm tired now.
-Dank
www.designofdank.com

FirebornForm

Nice job. definitely has a gross dead beached whale thing going on. HUGE canvas but so much detail punched in. It's still really hard to see it as a level theme but its a really great image with all sorts of different surfaces.

designofdank

Thanks FirebornForm. I had fun rendering what ended up being a variety of surface types. Wish I realized this earlier but I should've resized the canvas so it's easier to view.

designofdank

Downrezzed the canvas so it's better to see enlarged
-Dank

wez

this would be a fun theme

if they could make the skin of the monster bouncy or squish under feet it would be amusing lol