Stormheim Forest
Various concepts exploring the forests of Stormheim. Here you will be some of my process for environmental design. Sometimes I start with rough sketches and thumbnails of scenes, they are in another post. But other times, I come up with a cool tree which defines the character of the environment, and I will chase that. I go where the ideas take me, and I keep going, until I feel like I am in the place that I am concepting. This make-believe place, I believe it is real, and hopefully, the viewer will too.
Exploration concept of how the forest could look like in Stormheim. I like how the darker tall trees stand out from the Aspen forest, almost like standing giants.
Tree explorations for the area. We wanted the trees to look rough and rugged, tough and able to survive in the harsh environments. I explored ideas of the trees looking like they have gone through battles over the years, just like the Vrykul.
More tree explorations for the area. We went after an autumn feel and based these off Aspen trees but exaggerated the shapes.