Bone Yard

This was one of the terrain tile illustrations in the board game, Xorakus. It’s a digital drawing that I made using Adobe software on the iPad Pro. I used a lot of found objects and junk yard photos as references to draw the outlines of this detailed junk pile. I also added a few fun details like the green worm-like creature hiding amongst the debris, which is an homage to the worm-like creature in the Death Star garbage chute in Star Wars.

When adding color I started with a rusty brown color because I wanted that to be the dominant color. Then I used other colors to help some of the individual items pop out. I added a few of the little green tree shapes, which look more like small shrubs here. Finally, I added shadows, which are cast at the same angle across all of the tiles. The shadows also help to show that some items are on top of other items and create a sense of depth. #illustrator