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Watermill process

This environment piece is for another personal project I am working on. It's based on the story "The Devil with the three golden hairs" by the brothers Grimm. I rewrote key parts of the story; changing it so it would fit with modern day fiction. The original story is told in a matter of fact like manner and often doesn't provide sufficient reasons or explanations. In my interpretation of the story, I gave key characters a motivation and backstory, something they lacked in the original story. The main character grows up at a mill, I wanted this place to feel warm and familiar; a place for the main character to call home. This setting will serve as a stark contrast to the other places the main character will travel to later in the story (dark mercenary hide outs, dungeons etc.).

I added a dark green background (with a drop shadow) to contrast the red used in the drawing to make it stand out more.

I added a dark green background (with a drop shadow) to contrast the red used in the drawing to make it stand out more.

The finished version, added shading, lighting and more, smaller, details.

The finished version, added shading, lighting and more, smaller, details.

I painted over the line art and added colours in this step.

I painted over the line art and added colours in this step.

Using the rough sketch as a base, I added most of the details using line art.

Using the rough sketch as a base, I added most of the details using line art.

This is the final rough sketch I used.

This is the final rough sketch I used.

After collecting references, I started to play around with the composition and what assets I wanted to include in it.

After collecting references, I started to play around with the composition and what assets I wanted to include in it.