Argus
Argus, the original homeworld of the Eredar, twisted and shattered by chaotic demonic energies, it is now the homeworld of the Burning Legion. These were some of my contributions to the Visual Development of Argus. This was an epic patch, and we had an epic team of creative artisans that made this something special. Look up Phillip Zhang's work for cool additional environment concepts. Visual development is just a fraction of the process and I hope you enjoy a glimpse at some of the concepts for Argus.
Concept painting of Argus twisted and shattered by the Burning Legion. The idea came from an image of Sargeras cleaving a corrupted old god planet in two, and we wanted to echo that same feel here with Argus ripped apart.
A paint-over of a screenshot to show how Argus looked in the sky.
Early concept for the surface of Argus. The idea was that players would start on the outer shattered parts, then progress into the core of the planet.
A shot of Argus surface with Azeroth in the sky. Quick and loose to show the idea.
Thumbnail explorations of planet surface with remnants of Eredar structures.
Concept development of Xenedar, crashed dimensional ship of the Army of Light and one of the last strongholds against the Burning Legion.
Wide shot concept of Argus which offered terrain possibilities and idea for the Burning Legion Fortress.
Below the surface of the planet.
Concept for Seat of the Pantheons in Antorus Burning Throne Raid. The "Cradle of Creation" where the Titan Pantheon in ages past shaped entire worlds.