Run Beyond the Collapse (Heirs of the Collapse) — Key Art (VisDev | 2D+3D paintover | 2025)

Process board: rough sketch, WIP paintover, palette swatches and real-world references; notes on story beats.

Final key art widescreen. S-curve chase; neon skull titan breaches the arch while two stylized heroes sprint and leap

Early paintover on 3D blockout; line pass shows trajectory and focal funnel to the mouth.

Close-up of Sandra; foreshortened fist, dust streaks and rim lights for punch readability.

Skull titan Shadow crop; glowing sockets and broken jaw shapes for instant villain read.

Vic3nt running; scarf and coat shapes used as directional speed cues

Key art / keyframe for my original IP Heirs of Collapse (Herederos del Colapso). Dynamic S-curve chase: two runners vs a neon skull titan.
Pipeline. 3D blockout in Blender for perspective/motion sweep → paintover and final in Photoshop.
Design intent.

• “Run to safety” theme; composition funnels into the skull’s mouth for threat focus.
• Warm–cool split (magenta/orange haze vs cyan city) for readable depth and speed.
• Exaggerated foreshortening and speed lines to sell momentum; joyful palette for contrast with danger.
• Villain reads in silhouette first (skull + glowing sockets), heroes pop via accent reds/pinks.