Highguard - Skydrift - Proving Grounds

For episode 2 of Highguard, I had the opportunity to work on one of Skydrift's points of interest, The Proving Grounds. An ancient arena where young dragons were honed and prepared for battle.

Proving Grounds was a really fun assignment, and Skydrift as a whole was an amazing experience - the whole maps team really kicked things up a few notches here, and I think it stands as one of our strongest maps.
This POI is a large open space, surrounded by high walls, with some really beautiful sightlines that extend across the map. From design to blockout, the goal was to maintain as much of those sightlines as possible.

There were alot of fun opportunities for sculpts, as well as small micro dressing assets to help push the story a bit. Lots of cross collaboration with the other artists on this map as we shared assets and materials to get a nice, cohesive vision going.

I was responsible for all the world building, asset creation for any new props, texture and material creation, as well as first pass lighting, while working closely with Rodney Reece on the design side.

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Art Director / Lighting:
https://www.artstation.com/rtaube
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Environment Lead:
https://www.artstation.com/jzartist
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Environment Art:
https://www.artstation.com/jobyek
https://www.artstation.com/paultran
https://www.artstation.com/jakevirginia
https://www.artstation.com/artkristen
https://www.artstation.com/shong1123
https://www.artstation.com/dbentley3d
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Concept Artists:
https://www.artstation.com/gabe-11
https://www.artstation.com/nicholasschumaker
https://www.artstation.com/gabberwocky
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Level Designers:
Rodney Reece
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FX Artist:
https://www.artstation.com/mreberg
https://www.artstation.com/ryanbartonvfx
Christopher Shepherd