In Fall 2013 I took an online seminar with the very talented illustrator Sean Andrew Murray. The class was focused on "world building." We were to take a world we invented and visualize its geography, flora, fauna, inhabitants, means of transportation, scenes from daily life, etc. At the time I was very rusty with digital painting, so my execution of the artwork isn't my best, but I really enjoyed the exercises of giving visual life to my ideas.
My invented world is for a futuristic story I've had bouncing around my head for several months, and for this seminar I chose to flesh out the "opening scenes" world called Vigil.
I might show some of the finished work at a later point, but for now here are some of the process stages I enjoy the most.
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Thumbnails for landmarks and geography for the settled verdant areas of the planet Vigil. |
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Flying and Swimming Fauna concepts. The bird creature on the right did not make the final cut. |
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Mammal fauna concepts - a rabbit-sized rodent and a giant flying "wolf" bat. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-mKL53LifWACbXOmEAxmJuQSPmuu8p4JwcHQoZtsbUDqOs1gjVcbXHkW3p6hijAYjE32WQmWYlC2MtZ_Y4A1ST-Krx6sFnFbZ4eSZ9rlBKfUZzddBvNUV0K7Jb25Xal7QWdLbawjWaU/s1600/KC-WBweek03-Final_crop.jpg) |
A small crop of the "final" scene featuring my flora/fauna concepts. This bit features a predatory creature and the rodent. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns7xCtzEebJyDS9J9JDXGwrhNM1qvId8KL4-P1wcrWP_40-FIhowHatlxoht7ZiVdOjNh4mBlGftTggzQcPA96QZF7NcNTb3CRjvJQ_kjPRNqF65Mjyv5ey1WgtEbZCqUCB-KIW6n3oE/s1600/Female_Leader_01-08_sm.jpg) |
Concepts for Vigil's female elite / leaders |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVf2Xe7qnheoAe1XmEm_i4gIuXoERtUdZhJtCf7g664EQCMMPtmOl_086RCcY4_82vslRleyj6qyNrkrnzGwfXCZ4j_x4D6tQP9PNFfgWj7KvVkDN73RpsNa8GiByUhKPjP04-wnjFJA/s1600/Male_Leader_01-05_sm.jpg) |
Concepts for Vigil's male elite / leaders |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXRVS4pYi-YmWfotZuU_DlgO5xOC46-4LlumykSUkOkj1jmbpzwzq9EJ-a9t5f8tqtCfnWwMaPBk6fhLVJJSpk0YQwl88WxLvcdMmjR1Mke5hCg5k2l9Ri1yZvWGMBYsmYPqPdmKklmI/s1600/Merchants_sketchblog.jpg) |
Concepts for Vigil's middle class / merchants |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmAGapagnq_L-D0WjR-4y-HkSTmtcvjNCEk-RomQKFEavDV56A9MeYYm7399twChyW0rQyob__8TUOOJs2XUC8DdncAop0Lc4mZvAS3niSI7so_YLRX_NLRZnUPhr9Yzi4hMjNPv5tFo/s1600/Soldiers_sketchblog.jpg) |
Concepts for Vigil's security forces |
If you'd like to check out the other students' work from this seminar, check out
http://murray-worldbuilding-fall2013.blogspot.com/.
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