Sandra & Alex (Heirs of the Collapse)— Emotional Keyframe (VisDev | 2D + 3D paintover | 2025)

Final graded keyframe: Sandra holds Alex under a glowing Mediterranean sunset; warm rim-light and clear eye-line connection.

Initial rough sketch; gesture, framing, and action lines defined for the storytelling moment.

WIP with characters in grayscale over a 3D blockout; base lighting, perspective, and color palette established.

Alternative version with a bird perched on Alex’s hair; adds a playful slice-of-life tone. Rough painting.

Narrative keyframe for Herederos del Colapso: a tender, comic beat at sunset—Sandra clings to Alex as the city’s ruins glow in warm backlight.
Pipeline. Blender blockout for the riverbed/city massing and camera; paintover and character rendering in Clip Studio Paint + Photoshop; grading and subtle film grain for cohesion.
Design context.

• Contrast “hopepunk” warmth vs. derelict urban silhouette; Mediterranean dusk palette (peach/magenta sky vs. teal/cool shadows).
• S-curve composition (riverbed wall) leads to sun; faces sit on the brightest gradient for read.
• Backlit rim + soft fill to keep stylized skin volumes; glove becomes color accent and directional cue.
• Floating leaves / bird add micro-story and motion.