The Village
by thisnorthernboy
I’ve started a little side project, something to work on here and there between commissions, commercial work, and freelancing as a designer. It’s nice to have something on the go that I can draw with zero time pressure, or worrying about whether or not the client is going to like it.
So I’ve started an isometric drawing of a fantasy / medieval village. I haven’t really done any isometric stuff since I was at school, but it’s something I’ve always enjoyed seeing in other artists work. At college I discovered the work of Takenobu Igarashi, and not long afterwards I first saw the work of eBoy, entirely different artists but both working in that geometric, axonometric, 3D space. I’ve been a fan ever since.
The village is currently one sheet of A2 cartridge paper that I’m filling with little fantasy buildings, all aligned on a 30º plane. I’m going to fill the whole sheet and then after that, I might do some standalone illustrations.
It’s lots of fun so far, but I’d forgotten how complicated it can get drawing in an isometric view.
The village and associated sketches and thumbnails on my desk.
this northern boy 
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This looks amazing!
Thank you. Lots of fun.
Love it!
Thanks Cristi!
Your level of skill and, even, terminology is beyond me, sadly. For you, it’s a break from an artistic schedule. For me, it looks like a serious challenge of my abilities. I can imagine you filling a wall with these buildings much like the guy–I forget his name–who hosted an “outer space” drawing show for kids and had the wall behind him covered with futuristic structures, craters and creatures.
Well the drawing itself is still very much a challenge, but it’s nice to work on something free of the constraints that come with people paying you.
Indeed. And, yet, the incentive or stimulus of a schedule (and, in a way, monetary reward) seems to stir creativity with a similar force. Which is more productive? I can’t be sure. Which is more rewarding? Again, that’s open to debate.
wow fantastic talent..
mike