Cube World: Initial ideas

For this task, we have to create an isometric world and it took me a little longer than I originally thought to start on the mood board and brainstorm for this project. I made a wall filled with sticky notes that leads to nowhere for days until a thought hits me at 3 am the next day.

Theme: Seaside/ Sky/ Dream/ Sea creature/ Small character

First mood board: art style ref and the main part of the world.

Second mood board: colour pallet, characters, and environment.

The idea I'm going for is a lovely blue sea and sky with sea creatures in the sky and a little character. Which is the reason why I choose to look further into the beach settings and sea creatures along with their colour pallet which I aim for blue pastel tone.

The concept is that this world is where a boy goes when his day is grey. With his small sketchbook and crayon in hand, he draws a bunch of sea creatures travelling the sky and he goes into this world he created filled with soft cute sea creatures guiding him through the cloud and floating seaside island.

It's a cute concept, but it also shows how kids don't want to be where they are; they want to get out, but they can't because they're in a situation where they can't, so they have to figure it out on their own through imagination.

These ideas may have some change in the future but I am very satisfied with the concept so far, I can't wait to start the work.

Art used:

- https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nAAVkF2lH/
- https://twitter.com/stkumachip/status/1054723214973136896
- https://www.artstation.com/artwork/DxGz90
- https://80.lv/talent/p/mikhail-badikov
- https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lRv5J
- https://www.behance.net/gallery/77890021/Sea-house-Game-art
- https://www.zcool.com.cn/work/ZMzI0MTMwMzY=.html
- https://twitter.com/tofublock/status/1328774226900291584
- http://k.sina.com.cn/article_1081167004_p40714c9c02700klpg.html?from=cul
- https://illustratosphere.tumblr.com/post/35848157607/%E6%BC%82%E7%9D%80%E6%BC%82%E7%9D%80%E5%B0%B1-by-lurenerlj/amp