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Invisible Cities | Baucis | Final Crit

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Invisible Cities | Baucis | Exterior Low Shot

Invisible Cities | Baucis | Exterior Establishing Shot

The idea behind the city is that it relies on Nuclear waste to thrive, this waste is extracted from below or generated via their own power stations up top. It is necessary for the power station to exist so that the nuclear waste remains at a constant. Not only does the civilization use the waste for power but also to grow their food, as it works like steroids but for plants...  How does everyone feel about the use of clouds and the overall look of the city, bearing in mind it's supposed to be inhabited by a race unlike us in almost every way?

***FEEDBACK PLEASE*** Invisible Cities | Baucis | Interior Shot

These are the images that i intend to use for the Interior of Baucis for the final crit, although i'm having some trouble, should there be more on the floor around the globe table or would that be overkill and would it clutter up the scene?

Invisible Cities | Baucis | Interior Shot | Refined and Upgraded

So far i feel like the interior shot for Baucis is becoming closer to being completed, i've tried to give it a sort of villain-esque feel. Another point i enjoy about this shot is the faded hologram map that has been added to the windows of the globe room. The idea of the Globe table is that it is a touch screen and is synced with the map on the windows.

Invisible Cities | Telescope/Spyglass Thumbnails

These telescope/spyglasses adhere to the idea of Baucis being an alien civilisation. This is why i ave gone for a silver/green mix of colours, this is because i think it gives the impression of everything work on an unknown energy source like nuclear power etc. Thumbnail #1 is the telescope/spyglass that i have designed to be placed inside the building, mostly the map/globe room as with the seated area and the control hub it is better suited to be indoors. The power of this telescope/spyglass is also more powerful than the rest therefore more valuable, so objects like this would be safer indoors on Baucis. The second and third thumbnails would both be telescopes/spyglasses that would be used outdoors on Baucis, these would most likely be located near the edge of the city so that any residents can look straight down onto the ground below. Both of these telescopes/spyglasses have a large rotation so that it is possible to use them to look further up into the sky or right down to the floor.

Invisible Cities | Interior Concept Design Ideas

The above image is a little experiment i did after receiving my OGR feedback from Phil. The main idea is revolving around the fact that the residents of Baucis look down upon the ground below, therefore they would need some sort of Map/Globe room as the main hub for viewing the ground below. I would like to take the idea that the Map/Globe room is the main building of Baucis and that all of the other spyglasses, telescopes and other structures/ Buildings are built around it. I think it's also worth considering the map/globe room as one of my final concept drawings as the interior shot. 

This is another interior shot of a structure that is designed for hydroponics, the idea of hydroponics was given to me when i hadn't thought of a way of how the residents of Baucis would eat. So hydroponics to me was a good idea as it is a sustainable source of food. Next i would like to explore into what sort of food they eat, what they drink and how that is obtained. 

OGR Feedback | Next Steps | Baucis | Telescopes & Food

For Baucis it was recommended that i looked into better ways for the residents to view the world below them. I was given a few example images to spark some inspiration for telescopes, spyglasses and binoculars. I am aware that the images of telescopes are very vintage looking, but to make them match up to my idea for Baucis i plan to add some other shapes onto them and experiment with the core structure to hopefully make a few telescopes that have a very science-fiction feel to them. In order to give this feeling color wise i want to be able to make the telescopes out of silvery colors and some green aspects too.

In terms of food i have followed the idea given to me and gone down the route of implying that the residents of Baucis use hydroponics in order to eat. Although it is possible for the residents to live off of vegetation i would like to explore into the idea of the residents catching any flying animal and using them as food, things like geese, eagles maybe even some pigeons.

Online Greenlight Review | Invisible Cities

Online Greenlight Review - Invisible Cities

For some reason when i tried to put the links to my work on the powerpoint it would crash... Therefore they are still all available on my blog :)

Abstract Thumbnails | Photoshop | Armilla | Invisible Cities

Above the attempt of abstract thumbnails for Armilla can be seen. I tried to convey the idea of a large amount of water pipes that are filled with water and are to the point of or have already burst. So much so that they are on the verge of producing taps, spurts and fountains of water. I aim quite pleased with how this came out in the end, although i would like to improve by exploring further into abstract and relating it to other cities found in Calvino's Invisible Cities.

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