Final Title Screen

Here is my final title screen, the blood is fixed up so it looks more realistic. I also added
some more zombies with the main zombie having detail. A moon was also added to the
sky with some texture on it as well as the buildings having some light from the moon.
I hope it doesn't look too dark, but it kinda adds to the eerie feeling.

Title Screen Progression

Above is my first attempt at the title screen where I placed down 

what the layout should look like. At first I was unsure about where to put the 

Start, Load, and Options. Not only that but what it should look like without 

creating a distraction, of which it does here. 

Also, the blood splatter is flat, but I did like how they had come out. 

This template of the title screen is a second attempt where I tried to fix up some of the

problems of my original. The first thing I wanted to fix up was the blood. I wanted it to look

like actual real life blood splatter, or rather more three dimensional and I did the same for the title where I also added a slight drop shadow. 

Next I had made a different angle of the camera because the first attempt was too

straight and I wanted it to be more diagonal to create a more ominous feeling. With the 

buildings I tried lightening up the window color so that it would be brighter. 

Some other changes with the 

city is that I added more fog and added a different sky that was more eerie. 

For the Start, Load, and Options I went for a simple layout rather than the

black blob in the center, but the most problems with this is that I was 

unsure where it should be placed. 

Lastly, I placed some zombies! I might place some more, but I will have to gather

more poses and such. 

I think this is an improvement from my first try, but there is still things I want to add and fix. 

Just some info about the premise of the game: The setting is a large city covered in fog with

 silhouettes of the dead roaming around. The player would have to survive with only the fog to hide them. No weapons, no source of light, no safety. The player would have to survive on wit, strategy, and stealth. These factors determine if the player lives another day or joins the mass of the dead. 

Final Screen Title Templates

The brief for these thumbnails is, a game about a zombie ridden city engulfed in smog. 

Destroyed buildings disappear into the fog as well as covering desolate streets devoid of the living.

 As a lone surviver, one must make their way through the city with only a flashlight to guide 

them and the fog to hide them. Silhouettes of shambling dead are at every corner, standing silently, waiting for their unfortunate prey to pass them by.

I tried using different camera angles instead of the center view. I enjoyed 

experimenting with the different body postures of the zombies. I

am leaning more towards the second template just because I like the

camera angle.

Here I used photos I had taken and placed them together for

an idea of how the template would look. I like the ominous feeling and might

keep this color scheme, but there is still changes that need to be made.

Texture and Elements

For this I decided to add vines or leaves growing on the ruin

building walls from a moss element. I also decided to add add creatures 

on the sides water pools so that the sea serpent wasn't 

lonely. There is also more texture to the building to create more of an

ancient or worn look as well as more of a rocky pathway leading

towards the ruin building. Lastly, I added texture to the trees and

cliff so that it didn't look as flat.

Add Pattern

What I had done for this is first the bricks in the wall I decided to make them darker

to become more visible. I also decided that the ruins were a bit too plain and 

made a design where the wall fountains are and where the doorway is located. Also, the bundle of trees

to the left I tried adding some lighter shades of branches to reflect light and to not

look so flat. The girl that stands in front of the ruins I had made darker and changed

her attire to look less modern. 

I added patterns on the left side cliff, but they are faint because when adding more it 

seemed to overwhelm the object. Then I had made a scales pattern for the sea serpent 

structure. There is also a gravel texture on the floor, but very faint because I had already

had bricks drawn there. Lastly, for patterns,  the ruins have a rusty type of 

pattern to make the walls look more aged. 

I enjoyed placing down the different patterns, especially to the ruins because 

it had given an old look to the building, which I wanted. Although, I felt like I was placing down too many and wasn't sure if I was over placing them. 

All Colored Thumbnails!!!

Here's the template with all my colored thumbnails that were fixed and so forth. The first and forth thumbnails I made more color just because it looked too saturated, 

but I will have to change it back just because it might be too intense with these new colors. 

I must say that the third thumbnail is my favorite although it still needs some 

work and was a different camera angle that I tried out. I like the color 

choice, but I have to find another color, like a tan, to add

some variety. 

As for the second thumbnail, I like it too, and it looks better compared 

to the first drawing of it. I have no idea why I like the fireflies so much...

The forth thumbnail the sand was the difficult part. Even after looking at reference, 

it still didn't help as much, but I did enjoy drawing the cactus plants.

Thumbnail Sketches

Thumbnail Sketches 3

Thumbnail Sketches 4

Colored Thumbnails

This thumbnail has an ocean or tropical inspiration to it. I decided on the color

because I wanted to go for an algae type of look. 

Although the water is what was most challenging. 

This is a desert inspired thumbnail. It was a little confusing on

what to texture for the sand, but I do like the cactus plants. The road I also think

is not in the right perspective, but it's getting there. 

Thumbnails Color Ver 2

I tried positioning the city more off towards the left and adding more fire. 

Changed this thumbnail by moving the tree and trying to make more realistic 

branches. I also moved the moon and bats, while also scattering the birds around on the tree. 

Another addition was the lagoon type water. 

Thumbnails Color

Redone and colored thumbnail. I tried fixing the buildings and making 

the objects look more round rather than flat. I also added a waterfall and people!

I did find the overlay and lighten layers were a little confusing, but I started 

getting used to it after a while.

This is the second redone thumbnail and chose the blue and yellow 

colors because I felt that it gave off more of a eerie feeling. I also 

changed the birds into bats in the distance and tried to create more 

of a round tree than it had looked before. 

The trees that make up the forest is what I found most challenging 

because I wanted to add more trees while also being able to 

add light and shadow to them. 

Digital Sketch Objects

These are some sketched objects redone digitally.

I like the ring the most, but the bear was a little confusing.

Best Thumbnail Briefs

This was the favorite out of the Brief 1 thumbnails. I added windows, fog, smoke, and ships in the sky. I also tried shading and lightening, but it sometimes blended together with other surroundings. 

This thumbnail is from Brief 2. I decided to go with one of the trees with no leaves since they had looked the most spooky. I tried to place light and shadow with the moon's light in mind. I had also added more twigs to the branches to feel more realistic. 

Thumbnail Briefs

Brief 1:

Huge, Angular, Futuristic, War-Torn, Buildings

I really liked drawing these thumbnails, and tried testing out different brushes to draw different structures. Although, making these futuristic was a little hard to do, because I kept thinking of buildings I see everyday. 

Brief 2:

Large, Wide, Ancient, Spooky, Tree in a Forest

So many trees. The trees for the forest was actually my biggest challenge because I didn't want each thumbnail to look like the other. 

Also, I found it hard to make the thumbnails spooky if I used lighter colors. On a good note, I really like the leafless trees. 

Camera Angles

1. Extreme Close Up Shot

2. Establishing Shot

3. Over The Shoulder

4. Low Level Angle

5. Medium Close Up

6. High Level Angle

7. Wide Shot

8. Dutch Tilt

I could not wait to watch Pan's Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro, since it is 

one of my favorite movies! Although, I was debating if I would actually pick this movie to draw, since the settings and characters are so detailed and that most of the movie is very dark, but I watched it anyway!

The first two I was able to tell which values to place down and there wasn't much confusion. The third the trees that were in the back were really confusing and I wasn't sure what values to place down since there was so many blended together. Number four and five I like most, even though the angles were too dark so I might have lost some detail of the bumpy walls. Six and seven, the hardest part was figuring out where the moon was shining and eight how to light everything because the sunlight was just about everywhere. Overall, I enjoyed drawing the different camera angles.

Thumbnails Environmental Scenes

 

Here are some thumbnails using the environments, space, saloon, and forest. I really need to work on drawing horses and fairies. 

2 Point Perspective

This was actually harder than I thought. When I draw I try my best to use perspective, but having to use a certain perspective for all objects got a little confusing. Now I know what I need to work on to improve :D

Object Drawings

Here are some Object Sketches that I drew and rendered.