This was a collaboration work between Hannah Holden, John Kim, Anthony Vai and I. We all worked together in putting together this scene in just under a day and a half.
(Hannah Holden) https://www.artstation.com/hannahholden
(John Kim) https://www.artstation.com/novangel
(Anthony Vai) https://www.artstation.com/anthonyvai
The idea was to create a simple medieval town with a special tree at its center that would stand out, the idea evolved into turning the town into a floating settlement that, after suffering through a magical calamity that tore the town from the earth, discovered rare glowing minerals under the remnants of their land. Eventually the town became a prosperous trading hub and developed a culture around mining, farming and reverence to The Red White Tree that has stood forever blooming since the days before the calamity...