Fishing in Palia

Here is a peek behind the curtain of some very early visual development concepts for Palia, before it was a game and just an idea. This project has been a massive labor of love and has been an amazing growth opportunity for me. Could not be happier with the dedication and what the team at S6 has been able to accomplish with Palia.

The first painting I did back when Palia was just an idea (2018). The goal was to capture the tone of relaxation and coziness in nature, also with a fantasy spin. Focusing on a ‘Huck Finn-like’ moment with a boy fishing at a stream. The boy in this painting eventually inspired the character Auni in Palia. The setting and style was heavily inspired by some of my favorite landscape painters (Isaac Levitan, Ivan Shishkin, Peder Monsted, and more)