After finishing my course with James Paick as part of Brainstorm School I wanted to create a final environment piece using all the techniques I had learned so far. The goal was to see how far I could take a piece with my current knowledge. I am happy with the results.
However, doing this has definitely made me realise how important 3D software is and once I am more comfortable with a 3D workflow I wish to recreate this piece using Blender and Photoshop instead of just 2D Photoshop. Matte painting and photobash techniques can go far but if I want to create a more finished 'real' piece I feel like 3D packages will make that easier and quicker.
Nevertheless, as my first piece of 2025 I am still happy with how far I managed to take this concept using purely 2D techniques.
Process video