For this project, we were asked to create our perfect holiday scene, using Maya to sculpt and animate.
Today I started by doing some research to get inspiration for my scene. If I could create any world I wanted, I would create a game-type world that looks mystical and mysterious. Something on another planet or a parallel reality. My main inspirations were the legend of Zelda, World of Warcraft and Japanese Architecture. The last one may seem a little odd in compression to the rest but I’ve always felt that Japanese architecture gave me this sense of relaxation and spirituality that I want to include in my scene.
I chose this theme because I’ve always wondered what type of worlds I would want to experience if I could create anything I wanted. I always imagine a world of adventure, like game in another world. If I could chose any place in the (virtual) universe to spend my holiday, it would be inside of an imaginary, unknown realm where I could bring friends to explore with.
My idea is to create my own small world composed by a big forest filled with trees, a view to the sky and different planets that orbit my world, A mysterious path that leads to japanese temple in the middle of the forest. Almost like a mysterious random quest from a game.
I also did a few rough sketches of my ideas. Update: I want to add a horse to the scene. It would serve as a spirit animal or a companion that enhance the environment by adding life and movement.
Update: Originally, I planned to have a light blue clear sky, but I feel like a night sky would fit the theme much better. Furthermore, it would add that “alien” look to it.