The Dragon Cycle - Dragon's Rise: The Forgotten Realms submission
Main shot

Main shot

Flythrough video showing the environment

Close up on some narrative aspects of the scene

Close up on some narrative aspects of the scene

Progress gif

Progress gif

Detail lighting

Detail lighting

Unlit

Unlit

Waterfall - check out the challenge submission for a more detailed breakdown

Waterfall - check out the challenge submission for a more detailed breakdown

Some sculpts for the dragon skeleton and some other assets

Some sculpts for the dragon skeleton and some other assets

Some sculpts for the rocks

Some sculpts for the rocks

The Dragon Cycle - Dragon's Rise: The Forgotten Realms submission

https://www.artstation.com/challenges/dragons-rise-the-forgotten-realms/categories/165/submissions/72550

My submission for Dragons Rise: The Forgotten Realms in the environment production category! For this submission I decided to go with my own design, and not base it of a concept from the design phase of the challenge.

In this world, dragons live in cycles. A dragon can live for centuries, only laying it's eggs right before it dies. The eggs also take many years to hatch, in some cases several generations of human lives.

The actual location itself is a system of rivers flowing through what once was a volcanic area. A labyrinth of ancient lava tunnels, rivers and winding rock formations form the perfect place for a dying dragon to hide it's eggs.

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