The vegetation is very present in the stations of Eolis. Not only these are ancient abandoned structures, but the late inhabitants cultivated extensive gardens in greenhouses, on the summit of cities.
To create the vegetation, I first draw of botanical prints:
Aesthetic studies
…Then, the coloring is directly made in “pixel art” to create the “sprites” (2d objects):
Coloring
Only the small plants are in 2d pixel art. The trees and larger plants will be modeled or generated in 3d (Work in progress…)
…After testing some technics, it seems that acrylics painting is an excellent way to create most part of vegetation:
The result is more organic…and take less time to complete !