Decided to treat these designs like props instead of full environments at this point. I'll integrate at least one of these into an environment in the next week. Still working on the thumbnails for the environment.
I love the second set of sketches. The thick shapes juxtaposed with sharp leaves and stalks are interesting, but seeing the huge scale makes it even better. I’d push that part of it!
I like the direction you're taking with these; the big and chunky shapes next to funky spindly ones looks very alien and a little unsettling, which I think is what you're going for! I would also look into making sure all these cool shapes also resolve into their own thing, if that makes sense? Like, that every part has a function and each plant has a structure to it that makes its own kind of sense. Like, your first more fleshed-out comp there looks a little amorphous, and if that's what you're going for, then great! But your second one definitely reads as more plant-like.
Cool shapes with nice variety. They really have a creepy feeling of being alive, and potentially dangerous! It's probably smart to have a few plants that look sort of familiar, as well as some that have a distinctly different shape from earthly plants.
If anyone is interested in plant design, I would VERY strongly recommend visiting the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena next time you are in the L.A. area (maybe on the field trip?). You will not be disappointed with what they have there, and I'm sure you'll take a LOT of photos.
Just like animals, plants tend to have the shapes they do because of the way they interact with their environment. For example, need lots of sunshine to carry out photosynthesis? Make leaves and spread them out to grab as many rays as you can. Need carbon dioxide to fuel that photosynthesis and sequester some carbon for your cells? You can use the surfaces of all those leaves to inhale C02 and exhale oxygen. So, in a way, plants keep their "lungs" on the *outside,* and those "lungs" also double as solar panels. Pretty cool.
I love the second set of sketches. The thick shapes juxtaposed with sharp leaves and stalks are interesting, but seeing the huge scale makes it even better. I’d push that part of it!
ReplyDeleteI like the direction you're taking with these; the big and chunky shapes next to funky spindly ones looks very alien and a little unsettling, which I think is what you're going for! I would also look into making sure all these cool shapes also resolve into their own thing, if that makes sense? Like, that every part has a function and each plant has a structure to it that makes its own kind of sense. Like, your first more fleshed-out comp there looks a little amorphous, and if that's what you're going for, then great! But your second one definitely reads as more plant-like.
ReplyDeleteCool shapes with nice variety. They really have a creepy feeling of being alive, and potentially dangerous! It's probably smart to have a few plants that look sort of familiar, as well as some that have a distinctly different shape from earthly plants.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone is interested in plant design, I would VERY strongly recommend visiting the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena next time you are in the L.A. area (maybe on the field trip?). You will not be disappointed with what they have there, and I'm sure you'll take a LOT of photos.
Another thing to think about is this:
ReplyDeleteJust like animals, plants tend to have the shapes they do because of the way they interact with their environment. For example, need lots of sunshine to carry out photosynthesis? Make leaves and spread them out to grab as many rays as you can. Need carbon dioxide to fuel that photosynthesis and sequester some carbon for your cells? You can use the surfaces of all those leaves to inhale C02 and exhale oxygen. So, in a way, plants keep their "lungs" on the *outside,* and those "lungs" also double as solar panels. Pretty cool.