The Sacred City Ilustrație by Tsutomu Kitazawa

The Sacred City Ilustrație by Tsutomu Kitazawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design Grafic Competition Category.

BronzGrafică· 2021

The Sacred City Ilustrație

by Tsutomu Kitazawa

Client: gehngraphics,LLC.

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Grafică Category

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The Design

About The Sacred City Ilustrație

Orașul Sacru este o ilustrație digitală creată ca element vizual central pentru un joc video de tip high fantasy. Lucrarea înfățișează o legendă numită Oracolele, care are loc o dată la câteva secole. În acea zi, regii fiecărui tărâm se adună la catedrala de lângă cascade și așteaptă sosirea mesagerilor. Numeroși spectatori călătoresc din ținuturi îndepărtate, sperând să primească binecuvântări de la zei. Scena a fost desenată manual folosind software digital, prin metoda photo bashing. Arhitectura romanică și cea gotică au fost combinate pentru a conferi lumii imaginate un sentiment de realism.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

The Sacred City Ilustrație a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca The Sacred City Ilustrație să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. The Sacred City Ilustrație satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This scene is from a high fantasy video game. One of the lands in this world has a legend that occurs once every several centuries, which is called The Oracles. On this day the kings of each of the lands gather together at the cathedral next to the waterfalls and wait for the advent of the messenger. Many spectators come from around the world, making the long journey, aiming to arrive at the city by the time the messengers come, hoping to receive blessings from the Gods. As this is an ongoing project, there is continuous experiments with the visual representation of these complex worlds.
Dimensions & Packaging: 7700pixel x 3500pixel 150dpi
Tags: “Illustration” ” Concept Art” ”Digital 2D ” ” game art” ” fantasy”
Production Technology: This work was created using ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 2020. Hand drawing is used based on PHOTO BASHING.
Design Challenge: Even for illustrations, it is important to research architectural styles and old customs. By following that process, it becomes possible to give reality to the world view of illustrations and create an immersive feeling.In order for people to embrace the "unreal world of　illustration", "reality" as an entrance is necessary.
Research: It is to embody illustration and visual design as entertainment.
In many cases, there is a client's request, but it is important to "visually embody" the language or sentence.I consider my role to be a "visual translator".Using consideration, research, and image power, we visualize a complex world that no one has ever seen as a "picture" that can be understood by everyone.
Inspiration: When I visited St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, I was overwhelmed by its magnificent presence. It motivated me to try and depict such a majestic environment, a symbolic sacred place where everybody can worship it as their sanctuary. In order to create this artwork, I referred to the grandeur of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture styles, fusing them to make a unique world.
Project Duration: Created during the one-month period of May 2020.
At a studio in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: Key visuals for video games that may be realized in the future.
By sharing your own visual image with people, you will gain insight into what video game users want and sympathize with, and think concretely about your approach to realization.
Team Members: TSUTOMU KITAZAWA
Image Credits: TSUTOMU KITAZAWA / gehngraphics,LLC.