Lost City

[capone]

2 Pieces of concept art for a lost city which I am planning to model soon.

http://www.caponeart.com/ill_petra1.jpg

http://www.caponeart.com/ill_petra2.jpg

[Toonboy]

I know this is off topic, but your website is really, really well put together. I like it alot.
As for the above images... they're really nice and tight.... I don't know a whole lot about environment concepting, but from what I see it's great.
-Toons

[WoodenWorkhorse]

i like what you've got, it's solid stuff.

if i were to make a suggestion, however, it would be to add some interest. you've got some nice architectural shapes and ruined looking structures, but what it lacks is something to draw the eye around it. something you'll notice about the real aces of environment design around here is that they (almost) always pack their environments with interesting stuff, or draw your eye by suggesting things.

this might not work for yours but as an example, a door with a hint of light coming out of it is always more interesting that a door with no hint of life...

maybe think about why the city is abandoned... did the people who lived there flee in a panic? if so they might of dropped items in the streets, or torn doors off their hinges.

were they wiped out by a plague? if so, there might be apocolyptic messages scrawled on the walls or looting and fires.

even if you want the history of the abandoned city to remain unknown, thinking about it can give you ideas. my main suggestion would be to zest up your environment a bit with some story/character.

great stuff.

[SeraphSword]

Very cool pics, i like the the subdued color schemes. I know you said you're modeling these so you'll probably fix this, but it seems like the perspective is off for most of the stairs. Seems kinda like you used a ruler for most lines but then did those by hand. Small thing really, and overall they're great, love to see more.:D