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Top 50 environment concepts from 2018

3dtotal staff

by 3dtotal staff on 21st February 2019

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Step into new worlds with this rundown of our favourite 2D and 3D environment concepts of 2018, by some of our featured artists!

1. The Artefact. In a flooded future, post-human explorers make a dangerous discovery. Image © Ronan Le Fur
2. One Day. Traditional Japanese architecture meets gravity-defying construction in Michael Johnson’s awe-inspiring concept.
Image © Mike Johnson
3. How we met. A sweet friendship is made in Robertocf’s enchanting winter vista. Image © Robertocf
4. Isolated. There’s barely a soul to be seen in Atrujo’s snow-blanketed town. Image © Alberto Trujillo
5. Practice Concept. A rock-cut city is dwarfed by colossal hoodoos on José Julián Calle’s rugged desert planet.
Image © José Julián Calle
6. Dawn. Gaze out on Marat Zakirov’s colourful holographic future cityscape. Image © Marat Zakirov
7. Silverpond. Edit Ballai transports you to a fantasy kingdom in this beautiful piece. Image © Edit Ballai
8. R.E.D. Massimo’s sci-fi desert-dwellers hold a market day in the shelter of ruins. Image © Massimo
9. Medieval Fantasy. A lone horseman makes his way towards an ominous castle in Paola Muñoz’s atmospheric fantasy scene. Image © Paola Muñoz
10. Final Fantasy Promo. Will trouble come to José Julián Calle’s beautiful, green idyll in this Final Fantasy concept art?
Image © José Julián Calle
11. Harry Potter – The Burrow. Rafael Chies brings the Weasley family’s topsy-turvy dwelling to life in this enchanting piece.
Image © Rafael Chies
12. Snowy Rocks. Gunslingers survey the fabulous Utahn rock formations in Prathamesh More’s wintry concept.
Image © Prathamesh More
13. The Last Second of the Mountain Eater. A lone figure confronts a mechanical behemoth in Bastien Grivet’s sci-fi work.
Image © Bastien Grivet
14. At Night. A breath-taking forest towers over a lone stilt house in Guillaumer’s magical piece. Image © Guillaumer
15. The Owl. Classical Antiquity meets sleek sci-fi aesthetics in Dofresh’s imaginative concept. Image © Ronan Le Fur
16. Sci-fi City. Sea fog shrouds the foundations of José Julián Calle’s towering cityscape. Image © José Julián Calle
17. Skull Canyon. What giants once dwelled in Matte Paint’s fantasy desert? Image © Matte Paint
18. River. Vinicius Paciello’s jungle river is gorgeously lush and sunlit. Image © Vinicius Paciello
19. Oblivion. Nature reclaims a ruined civilisation in José Julián Calle’s distant future. Image © José Julián Calle
20. Reminiscence – A Martian’s Goodnight. A new home has been found, but Michael Khoo’s lonely space colonists look back in longing. Image © Michael Khoo
21. Halo over Sunset City. A great sci-fi structure rears overhead against Christian Hecker’s dying sun. Image © Christian Hecker
22. Cyberpunk. An automated sentry patrols neon-lit backstreets in Guilherme Moura’s dystopian future. Image © Guilherme Moura
23. Under a Blue Sky. Sci-fi craft take off from Sebastien Hue’s cloudy space-port. Image © Sebastien Hue
24. Sic Semper Tyrannis. A peaceful way of life resumes after a terrible history in Dofresh’s post-apocalyptic idyll.
Image © Ronan Le Fur
25. Jaguars. Fantastical mountains loom in opposition in Diego Matiz’s South American-inspired landscape.
Image © Diego Matiz
26. Love. Love endures while an unhappy history crumbles in Bastien Grivet’s poignant piece. Image © Bastien Grivet
27. Mountain Road. Travellers trek into the mist in Diego Matiz’s atmospheric piece. Image © Diego Matiz
28. Personal Work. Lynn Hye-ryoung Yang takes us to fantasy and sci-fi worlds in her stunning collection of concepts.
Image © Lynn Hye-ryoung Yang
29. Skystead. A sense of looming unease permeates Eballai’s dusty sci-fi planet. Image © Edit Ballai
30. Strangers. What awaits the human intruders in Arthur Gurin’s sea cavern? Image © Arthur Gurin
31. Lost and Abandoned. There is so much story and emotion to unpack in Jak Pagan’s sci-fi piece. Image © John Jak Pagan
32. Sci-fi Port City. Freight traffic flies overhead in Sergio Seabra’s awe-inspiring piece. Image © Sergio Seabra
33. Ancient Temple. Adventure awaits inside Rafael Chies’s Cambodian jungle temple. Image © Rafael Chies
34. Animal Islands. Gaze down on a colourful world of adventure in Arthur Sarah’s brilliantly imaginative landscape.
Image © Arthur Sarah
35. The Fractal Event. A Lovecraftian portal opens above an eerie mansion in Dofresh’s horror-inspired piece.
Image © Ronan Le Fur
36. House of Murky Visions. A giant gastropod shell forms a magical house in Arthur Sarah’s enchanting deep-sea vista.
Image © Arthur Sarah
37. The Silent River. Ancient history lies beneath the calm waters in Arturo Gutiérrez’s stunning concept. Image © Arturo Gutiérrez
38. Life is a Beach. In Dofresh’s piece, two soldiers find a moment of peace in the shadow of destruction. Image © Ronan Le Fur
39. Lagoon Dragons. Sailors beware in Diego Matiz’s beautiful fantasy cove. Image © Diego Matiz
40. The Hideaway. Vitaly Varna has built a home far from civilisation. Image © Vitaly Varna
41. Sci-fi City. Soft, painterly colours meet cold, hard sci-fi in Reza Afshar’s beautiful piece. Image © Reza Afshar
42. Blue Nova. Loveless holograms entice a lonely citizen in Masashi Imagawa’s dark and brooding dystopia.
Image © Masashi Imagawa
43. Ciudad. There’s a long and dusty road ahead for Pablo Olivera’s post-apocalyptic survivor. Image © Pablo Olivera
44. Ganesh Temple. Birds and rainbows soar over Paola Muñoz’s mountainous colossus of Ganesh. Image © Paola Muñoz
45. Unknown Planet. A lone explorer watches a monstrous growth on Diego Matiz’s hostile planet. Image © Diego Matiz
46. Pedro Henrique Placido Silva. Strange concoctions are brewing inside the rickety home of Pedro Henrique Placido Silva’s alchemist. Image © Pedro Henrique Placido Silva
47. In the mood, Elane Town. Moustafa Shaheen’s colourful shanty town climbs ever higher. Image © Moustafa Shaheen
48. Temple. Deities smile down upon encroaching nature in Otomozok’s jungle ruins. Image © Otomozok
49. Shack in the Forest. Fantasy meets indigenous designs in David Naviag’s captivating and colourful scene.
 Image © David Naviag
50. Concept Elysium. Humanity reaches new heights in Nhan Le’s spectacular rendition of Elysium. Image © Nhan Le

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