Some loose concepts to demonstrate the architectural style of Mantle to the team.

An early exploration of Mantle featuring an earlier version of Pietro's Pharmacy.

Early black and white exploration sketches to understand the shapes and themes of Mantle.

These were two mood paintings I did to get the vibe of Mantle.

Mantle was a beast to build. We had to generate a lot of assets in a short period of time. I started with black and white line sketches to get the modelling team started then looped back around with more detailed material callouts and guides.

The final Mantle City guide ended up being over 30 pages of concepts.

These roof toppers helped define the silhouette of a Mantle skyline.

Possibly my favorite individual asset to design this season.

Pietro's Pharmacy from Chapter One. This was used as a template for how to assemble a Mantle building.

Another "hero building" in Chapter One. This was also used as a template for how to assemble a Mantle building.

Once we had done the initial modelling and lighting pass, I had the opportunity to paint over some renders. I got to lay down the baseline for how the atmosphere, light, sky, and color of Mantle would look at different times and conditions.

Mantle as seen in the show! RWBY Volume 7. (Chapters 1-5) More to come!