Sinbad

School of Computing Teesside University Middlesbrough TS1 3BA

THE ART OF SINBAD Portfolio Submitted in partial requirements for the degree of MA Concept Art for Games and Animation

Date: 28/08/2018 Viktor Janos Koch – T7060020

Supervisor: Sabrina Schmidt Second Reader: Kaye Elling 1 THE ART OF SINBAD - roc design sheet

content chapter one - the art book 1. The Roc - crature design sheet

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2. The journey to the Roc canyon - enviromental art

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3. The viking in Asmir - character and enviromental art

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4. Realm of Eris - character art

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5. The Unliving Island - enviroment, creature, prop design

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6. Flora and Fauna of the Unliving - creature and enviroment design

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7. Sinbad and the Deepsea Monster - character, creature design

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chapter two - development work

chapter two - development work

I. The Roc - development work

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II. The Unliving island - development work

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III. Deepsea monster - development work

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6 THE ART OF SINBAD - roc design sheet

The Roc “What is a Roc? The Roc (also spelt “Rukh”, “Rokh”, or Ruc) is a huge, mythical bird best known for its ability to pick up and feed on baby elephants. Legend has it that this monstrous creature would also pick up and feed on humans; it would often rip its prey apart and take it back to its nest to feed its young. Although the Roc is well known for its tendency to cause terror, many believe that it acted as a protector to a vast secret valley filled with treasure.

Origin The legend of the Roc (the name having derived from the Spanish words “rocho” and “ruc”) has been present in the mythology of a variety of different cultures, but has been rumored to have originated in Asia in around 39 AD, specifically in and around India. Historians believe its origin to be in this general area due to the discovery of ancient Indian Sanskrit epics that referenced what was said to be a giant bird, large enough to pick up elephants.

Appearance The Roc is described as being very similar to an eagle in overall appearance, except much larger and stronger. The Roc is classified in the species, “Avian”, and has a shocking 48-foot wingspan. The weight of the bird is unknown, but many historians believe it to have been significantly heavier than its prey (this included large land mammals, primarily elephants). The Roc is usually described as having coloring similar to that of an eagle, primarily brown with hints of color, and a long, thin and forked tongue muck like that of a snake. It is said to have had very sharp and pointy teeth as well, spanning across the lining of its humongous beak.”

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Scale and movement

Scale and movement Wings are too big to keep them in normal way, they help to balance in ground, specialy walking.

Skull Heavy and strong, as all the mythical bird is. Muscles are strong too they need to maintain the heavy bones and structure. However the bone is heavy it has a lot of space in it making the whole a bit more easy.

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< Colours The huge part of the pattern comes from the african secretarian bird.

first sketch > First sketch had a different colour attern but for more realistic and frightening approach the colours locked to the secretarian bird.

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photo references

colour variations

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Feather can be moved as birds do to attrack the members of the opposite side.

This design fits for a more monsterous look as an elder roc without feather left on it.

A more fancier variation with a beak of a carnivore and fierce bird; the marabou roc design sheet - THE ART OF SINBAD 11

12 THE ART OF SINBAD - roc enviroment

The journey to the Roc canyon abandoned desert First to reach the canyon the hero need to journey through the desert, where the rocs go to die, the landscape itself contains roc skeletons and a few plants.

The canyon it is the living place for the rocks

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< THE CANYON 3D sketch Ruled by the generations of rocs. The only place where a pirate can find their eggs. As it will be their task to defeat Erisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; forces. The canyon itself covered by guano and it is a maze too. It is also inhabited by various plants and small animals that can find cover from the giant hangry eyes.

THE CANYON photobashing sketch >

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16 THE ART OF SINBAD - the viking in asmir

the viking in asmir Quick keymoment mood sketch, from the viking visiting the city of Asmir. He will later become a good friend with Sinbad after an attack in the main market where they fight together with he guards.

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BIOGRAPHY As a short biography; he is a viking pirate traveled around the world fought in different places, hoard weapons and items from that places, but kept as much as he could from his viking origin. Now he is sailing with Sinbad and helping him to defeat Eris and restore the peace.

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He is a skilled sailor and a fierce warrior, and a surprisingly great friend.

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Viking axes thumbnails

Viking axe

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Belt amulet

Viking Guan Dao

Guan Dao A specialised and redesigned Guan Dao forged in China to fit for a viking with a stylised dragon head. As his background story he sailed throught the world before he became a pirate, therefore he has different props from different places.

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clay House interior design

CLAY HOUSE Dwellings are used by common people, therefore they are less sophisticated than other buildings. For this set of particular houses they used clay and wood as a material.

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photo references

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24 THE ART OF SINBAD - realm of eris

realm of eris Eris appearing in front of a ship witnessed from the wreck town which is a small village built from the wreck of the ships.

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BIOGRAPHY “The goddess who calls forth war and discord. According to the Iliad, she wanders about, at first small and insignificant, but she soon raises her head up to heaven (4.441). She is the friend and sister of Ares, and with him she delights in the tumult of war, increasing the moaning of men. (4.445, 5.518, 20.48.) She is insatiable in her desire for bloodshed, and after all the other gods have withdrawn from the battle-field, she still remains rejoicing over the havoc that has been made. (5.518, 11.3, &c., 73.) According to Hesiod (Hes. Th. 225, &c.), she was a daughter of Night, and the poet describes her as the mother of a variety of allegorical beings, which are the causes or representatives of man’s misfortunes.”

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman

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biography and mythology. London

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EVIL OUTFIT TO FIT Different variation samples for clothing, but the final was chosen because of evil desire and elegance to represent the character persononality. The colours changed from dark purple to black to brighten the gold more strongly.

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CLAWS OF FATE Eris required a weapon which is not too avarage as a sword or a knife since she is too luxiorious for weapons like that, combined her unmortal power she could use this claws at their deadliest manner.

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30 THE ART OF SINBAD - the unliving island

the unliving island This islands are formed by an infection makes living creatures turn intu a fungi like creature.

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< ELDER WHALE As the parasite has more age to advance it took over the whole body of the whale and makes it to become an island where the fungi can start its new life circle.

YOUNG INFECTED WHALE > When the whales get infected they can live for an almost full life, but when they get weaker the infection takes over.

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SINBADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SHIP > Having a larger ship since it is not his first voyage, he have money to be able to handle a more advanced crew whit plenty of food storage and sleeping place, also he has his own private room for planing and resting.

Other items of the ship can be seen in the photo references, which will be shown in a later edit., at more detail.

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photo references

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36 THE ART OF SINBAD - flora and fauna of the unliving

flora and fauna of the unliving In the island all od the living thing got controlled by the fungi as you can see. The fungi modified the creatures too creating an unlikly enviroment in the middle of the ocean.

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< infected moas As the secound phase for the life of the parasite it started to absorb the lifepower of the flora and fana on the island it forced the whale to create.

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< infected Flora and fauna the fungi let the arrivals to live their normal life till a certain time, than when it feels it took over all the living and force them to pay their toll as becoming the part of the fungi world. It also evolves them to have more use for the next generation of fungis.

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40 THE ART OF SINBAD - sinbad and the deepsea monster

sinbad and the deepsea monster A worked out keymoment of Sinbad getting attacked by one of the deepsea monster which were sent to collect bones for nourishment to their offspring.

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BIOGRAPHY “Sindbad the Sailor, Sindbad also spelled Sinbad, hero of The Thousand and One Nights who recounts his adventures on seven voyages. He is not to be confused with Sindbad the Wise, hero of the frame story of the Seven Wise Masters.

The stories of Sindbad’s travails, which were a relatively late addition to The Thousand and One Nights, were based on the experiences of merchants from Basra (Iraq) trading under great risk with the East Indies and China, probably in the early ʿAbbāsid period (750–c. 850). A strong infusion of the miraculous in the stories has exaggerated the dangers encountered.

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman

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biography and mythology. London

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mask variations

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DEEPSEA MONSTERS > As the secound phase for the life of the parasite it started to absorb the lifepower of the flora and fana on the island it forced the whale to create.

They can survive in the sand too, thanks for the perfected skin they developed, which does not let them to dry out. They can be found in many different forms this is only one of their, the warrior. The one Sinbad encountered in the keymoment is only a fierce worker collecting bones from the Rocâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skeleton

photo references

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References the roc https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/roc/

Eris http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Deris-bio-1

sinbad https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sindbad-the-Sailor

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School of Computing Teesside University Middlesbrough TS1 3BA

THE ART OF SINBAD development work Portfolio

Submitted in partial requirements for the degree of MA Concept Art for Games and Animation

Date: 28/08/2018 Viktor Janos Koch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; T7060020

Supervisor: Sabrina Schmidt Second Reader: Kaye Elling

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52 THE ART OF SINBAD - roc development page

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54 THE ART OF SINBAD - desert development page

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56 THE ART OF SINBAD - whale island moodboard

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58 THE ART OF SINBAD - the attack development page

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60 THE ART OF SINBAD - deepsea monster moodboard

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