These are illustrations of buildings and landscapes based on photographs that I took on my trips across Europe. These were painted in Photoshop with a drawing tablet. Some of these paintings have been made using photography.
Annecy, France
London, UK
Florence, Italy
Helsinki, Finland
Florence, Italy
Åre, Sweden
Pyrenees, France
Kotka, Finland
Stresa, Italy
Montreux, Switzerland
Below are more background paintings alongside their work in progress versions.
Bilbao, Spain (WIP)
Bilbao, Spain (final)
Frankfurt, Germany (WIP)
Frankfurt, Germany (final)
The Hague, the Netherlands (WIP)
The Hague, the Netherlands (final)
Stuttgart, Germany (WIP)
Stuttgart, Germany (final)
Ticino, Switzerland (WIP)
Ticino, Switzerland (final)
Isola Bella (lineart)
Isola Bella (b/w)
Isola Bella (color)
Rovaniemi, Finland (final)
Rovaniemi, Finland (WIP)
Rovaniemi, Finland (lineart)
The next landscape paintings were made for an online concept art course at Udemy. Each background was made using special paintbrushes specifically for landscapes. Below are the final paintings alongside their thumbnails and sketches.
The first piece of concept art is of a forest in the winter inspired by the woods of Finland.
Winter Scene (thumbnails)
Winter Scene (rough sketch)
Winter Scene (refined sketch)
The second painting is of a desert with a post-apocalyptic ambience. This scene was painted with a color layer over a black and white layer.
Desert Scene (thumbnails)
Desert Scene (sketch)
Desert Scene (black and white layer)
The third and final painting is of a fjord in a graphic style. This painting was made using mainly the pen tool, lasso tool and magic wand.
Fjord scene (thumbnails)
Fjord scene (sketch)
Fjord scene (flat colours)
Extra:
concept art for discarded animation ideas
