Impressions Jam Season 4:Concept Art

Intro

Welcome to the third jam of Season 4!

Artwork? What is this!For those of you who are new, this jam series has been exclusively for musical composition. I've wanted to create a community of diverse talents, where people can come together and create new projects in a natural way.

This jam will run fromSunday , May 31, 6 PM Central, to Sunday, June 14 , 9 pm Central. Voting Will end on Sunday, June 21 , at 9 pm Central. See above for the times in your local time zone.Please read Scope and Details carefully!

We'd love to have you in ourDiscord Community (https://discord.gg/ZYc6HSMngA)**where you can share your progress and get feedback!**Additionally, this server as of now is filled with amazing composers - likewise, if you are an artist who wants someone to compose music that matches your artwork to create cohesive artistic atmospheres, this is a great place to join.

Scope

The scope of this jam will to be create an image based on the description of the theme provided. The theme may be related to environmental art, character art, design of objects in the game, or creating an interesting combination of features.

3D tools are absolutely allowed, but not required.

Details

Submit a minimum of 1 image. Include a description, possibly diagrams explaining elements of your design.

**Don't use art from jams that ended before this jam begins.**You may use art that you create for jams that run concurrently with and/or end before this jam.

Attach WIP images. Show your software, i.e. Photoshop or Blender. If you start with pencil sketches, take images of those too.

Submit only original content.

Do not use AI to produce any part your submission. Use of AI will result in an automatic disqualification.

Theme: The Sky Islands

Theme: The Sky Islands

In real life, mountaintops can be called Sky Islands because they isolate organisms from the surrounding terrain, leading to unique niches. Maybe your islands are floating, maybe they are on the tops of vast mountains. Get creative, but most importantly, come up with some cool designs that appeal to you!

Create at least one of the following, and these may be combined. You will have multiple select checkboxes, so create as much or as little as you desire!

**A. Environment Art -**landscapes and architecture

**B. Creature Art -**creatures that live on your sky islands

**C. Character Art -**people that live on your sky islands

D. Hard Surface Art - vehicles, weapons, detailed architecture, devices, etc. that people who live on these islands might create.

Create according the provided theme.

Rating Categories

Conceptual Cohesion- does the concept make sense and hold together? Are the details clear or vague?

Visual Impact- is the image impactful and interesting?

Creativity- Is the design creative and/or unique?

Technical Execution- Lighting, perspective, color, etc.

Correlation to Theme - Did the artist write to the theme, or go off the rails?This is largely to ensure original work.

Submission Checklist

• 1+ images.
• WIP pictures from software/hard tools used, such as photoshop, blender, sketches, etc.

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