For this project I had to make a Shinto themed valley in 3D and as a follow-up assignment, I photobashed over my 3D concept and painted over to add some extra details in my 2D paintover.

First I made a moodboard for my theme and environment, so I can do better research what I want to use for my assignment. As you can see at my moodboard, I made notes on my board that took my interest, what I want to use for my environment.

Since I did research on Shinto, I wanted to make my environment mysterious and atmospheric with lots of mountains and nature in a realistic style.

For my 3D environment, I have played a lot with the compositions and lighting to give my environment a mysterious atmosphere. I decided to use the rule of thirds and the center composition to make the glowing fox as the focus point.

With the feedback that I got from my fellow students and teachers, I was able to make a final decision to choose the center composition to make my focus point directly at the glowing fox.

For my 2D environment, I photobashed over my 3D concept and set the things I want for my paintover. After the photobash, I worked on the shadows and lighting so it looks more realistic. At last I painted over my photobash and added some effects to set the settings and atmosphere.