The Journey - Artstation Challenge

This is my final submission for the 2D journey challenge, as well as some various wips.
Modeling done in Maya. Shading/Procedural textures/Rendering done in Modo, Photoshop for painting, And post process effects done in Nuke.

https://www.artstation.com/contests/the-journey/challenges/6/submissions/2239

The final image

The final image

Alternate idea for a final image. In the end, I decided against it, as it didnt really tell the story I had in my head.

Alternate idea for a final image. In the end, I decided against it, as it didnt really tell the story I had in my head.

Lens flare madness.

Lens flare madness.

Detail view of the front and back of the ship.

Detail view of the front and back of the ship.

Breakdown of the various components of the ship.

Breakdown of the various components of the ship.

This was my very first painting for the project. I just wanted to get my mind in the proper setting and mood.

This was my very first painting for the project. I just wanted to get my mind in the proper setting and mood.

First pass rough concept of the final image.

First pass rough concept of the final image.

random concept I didnt really use.

random concept I didnt really use.

The inital rough sketches. Just exploring various shapes.

The inital rough sketches. Just exploring various shapes.

Nuke script to apply post process effects after the Photoshop work was finished.

Nuke script to apply post process effects after the Photoshop work was finished.