Thomas Feichtmeirさんのイラストまとめ

I knew a big part of the mockup would be taken by the UI, so after the initial sketch I immediately started to rough it out and I kept a healthy focus on the characters.
A fun fact about the UI is that it's a lso based on earlier work...

As I started the sketch I knew I wanted to go for a battle scene. I knew I wanted to set up a dramatic scene with a castle and an impressive background. I also used some of my characters I designed earlier
After the initial hours this was the first sketch:

I think I will drop another big and possibly exciting artwork some time next week.

I experimented a lot, did it multiple times and it was the innovative bit here in the background regarding pixelart. It kinda magically just worked out.
A final balance pass and a frame and the overall thing finally was completed [20/20]

And to round it off I finally added the fog. Because creeping and crawling spooky greenish fog with skeletons satisfies me on a fundamental level.... [18/20]

Once the hard work was done again soothing zen detail time.
Column paintings
Spiderwebs
Sand in the corners
midground dungeon floor
a decorative tile
broken bricks
crakcs & dust
lots of time spent on lots of subtle things
[17/20]

So the mess of lines on the ground actually turned into the dungeon floor texture. I knew that inbetween the two columns I'd like to have a decorative big tile. also i reconsidered the light direction critically and fixed the skeleton's shadow on the floor. [16/20]

It was time for another pass of construction in the foreground. Adding paintings on the columns in the pattern of the shield. Adding soft lightrays from the ceiling. Generally crosschecking all heights and proportions [15/20]

Whenever you add detail and tighten up forms image balance changes. So I had to counteract. Slight changes in placement and composition, especially on the back layers, which got now also placed with a construction. Two big issues got eliminated in a single swoop. [14/20]

From here on out it was a smooth ride, starting on the far back, just adding details. soothing detail grind. Some fabric, some bricks. Working from back to front. Shading the column wa sthe most exciting, all easy and nice - pure feelings of Zen.
[13/20]