Shadowlands Concept
These are early concepts I did during pre-production of Shadowlands. The need was, we are making Shadowlands, how does this place look like? I explored the idea of a central tower surrounded by realms. There were many ideas early on and it was really fun to brainstorm with the development team.
I explored a giant fortress that was larger than Icecrown Citadel, that looked over the Shadowlands. We wanted the world to feel like you weren't on Azeroth. The floating fortress in the clouds to the right would become Bastion.
As the team talked about Shadowlands, we wanted to explore lands that were at different angles, some upside down, shrouded in clouds to add mystery.
A central infinite tower that souls travel through when they arrive. I did these concepts in a style reminiscent of old explorer photography and drawings, as if an traveler discovered this place and made a record of it, only now to be rediscovered!