Alien Ruins

I'm revisiting some old files, and there are some pieces I really like the result, and want to share and write about.
Haven't been able to do new stuff cause job is unmerciful... and cheap ((╬◣﹏◢)).

This one was supposed to depict ruins in an alien planet. I started with a sketch, to place something in the canvas and follow the path of the muses XD.

I actually send that sketch to client. They liked and I proceeded.

At first I had this idea of some ruins à la Chozo 'cause I love Metroid. But things revolved in my head and I decided to make the ruins a little bit like Aztek or Mayan pyramids. I love Aztek and Mayan art... and pretty much any Prehispanic art & Architechture... well the bits and pieces that survived catholic fire 'cleansing' (；⌣̀_⌣́).

So I sculpted this floating double pyramid.

The above gif shows only a little of the process, because I was not engaged in register it at all. At that time.

I found a nice angle to rendered it and did it.

The artwork had to be vertical, half-letter size. A very tall composition. Don't know if I did a good job with it but at least I tried.

I took screenshots of 2 clones of the ruins but in other locations. So the picture depicted at least three of the floating double pyramids. I didn't rendered them 'cause there was no need to. I was going to paint on top.

And I painted over it. These file is an utter mess of layers ahahahhaa. Really. I couldn't make a gif of the of the process... Sorry.

This is the final:

Full Res

I love those clouds. Was real fun to paint'em. I think they ended looking sexy. It's my favorite part of this one hahahaha. Alas, I don't think I did a great job with the trees (*_ _).

Some zoomz:

The explorers, from left to right:

-Pod-Ship, she carries the three humans through this planet and to the mothership, has a small frame for maneuverability. She looks like an insect, perhaps one of those truly little grasshoper-like buggies that look like a tiny green leaf. They actually have little wings. Not made for flight but for aid the hopping. Have you seen them?

-Pilot, an expert in small-frame vehicles aimed for agile flight and dive. She's an edgy one. That's why she's in the ... edge of the... mhmm.

-Exo-Archeologyst. A nerdy gal that dreams of understanding ancient tech and lore... because is really difficult. Here she may achieve it, it seems there's a resemblance with an ancient earthen culture... She's very focused admiring the materials and inscriptions of the ruins.

-Survival Officer. An expert survivalist for the most dire situations. Has to assure the survival of the scientific research. He's admiring the view through the thick atmosphere, kinda concerned with those big ass manta ray-like creatures approaching.

There are various teams in the planet at the moment researching. But these guys are the first that arrived to the ruins. Lucky bastards.

In my head these ruins acted as some sort of water source for the forest to thrive, they absorbed humidity from the thick atmosphere and poured it down like little falls on the forest, powered by some sort of gravity technology, that's why they're floating (⊙_⊙). But this mechanism at some point depletes it's energy, so they, every determined age, turn vertically all the way around to recharge, recycle or whatever the gravitational energy. That's the reason of their shape. Dunno why they exist, but they show signs of impacts, like if someone would wanted to destroythem at some point. But they're as sturdy as my ass now that I've been sitting making this post. Feels now like compressed. Hope it regain its shape tomorrow.

Clouds of my love.