The Portal
COURSE ASSIGNMENT | 2024
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project was created as the final assignment of a course in digital illustration and concept art at the Luleå University of Technology. The task was to create conceptual illustrations, moodboards and reference boards etc. for a hypothetical client brief. My goal with this project was to capture the eerie atmosphere and captivating visual language of timeless sci-fi films such as Alien (1979) , Prometheus (2012), Arrival (2016) and Annihilation (2018). I also wished for the concept art to hint at a similar type of narrative and mode of storytelling, where tension is built through withheld information, slow pacing and character intrigue rather than sheer spectacle.
I chose to use photobashing throughout the project to simplify the process and capture the look of sci-fi concept art.
BRIEF "The Portal"
London, spring of 2007.
It seemed as if it would be a day driven by routine at St. Thomas' Hospital as chief surgeon Dr. Patel stared down at the logs from the night before. Stereotypes be damned, but the alien scrawls in the patient notes were illegible. He let out an exhausted sigh and slumped back in his seat, tiredly rubbing sleep out of his eyes. A forceful gust suddenly hit him from behind and bright light seeped between his fingers. When uncovering his eyes, he was met by paperwork spread all over the room. Cursing lowly, Patel turned around to close whatever window had flown open, but there was no window. In fact, there was no wall at all. A portal had replaced it, and through it entered a...
