City Of Al kon

Jan Ditlev Christensen talks us through this personal piece, which mixes sci-fi with fantasy.

My objective was to create an image that shows our hero arriving at the city of Alkon. The piece is cartoonish and filled with atmosphere, and it’s important to capture that moment when he arrives at the port and sees the docking ships. We should feel his promise of future adventures, and a longing for distant worlds.

Finishing touches This is just more refinement, making sure the silhouette of the main character reads well, as well as giving the whole image the final details such as more atmospheric perspective and a stronger waterfall. Sketching it out This is...