Wave (Final Project)
The final project of my Concept Art course project "Wave" challenged us to redesign Dune's world into an ocean environment.
My goal was to make designs to a Short Film, directed to young adults, where Adélard (Paul) drinks the Water of Life and is completely accepted into the Navigan (Fremen) society.
I changed the Fremen desert culture into Polynesian ocean exploration culture, since, I thought it would be interest to have people very skilled in navigation.
The Houses also have other historical and cultural inspirations as well.
The House of Atreides is now inspired by rococo french court. The Emperor being inspired by Elizabethean english court. The House of Harkonnen being inspire by Tudor and De Medici family, especially Catherine De Medici. The Bene Gesserit inspired by Hindu and Sadhvi religion and culture.
Concept of the planet.
Navigan village.
The water version of the Ornithopter.
Navigan stillsuit concept.
Adélard character concept.
Prop concept of Adélard's ring.
Kahlani character concept.
Kahlani's weapon prop concept.
Sketch of Madame Janet concept.
Sketch of Cathrinus Caliguld concept.
Actual Polynesian sea monster, Taniwha. The Worm of this world.
Unfinished illustration of Madame Janet (now the "Reverend Mother") helping Adélard drinking the Water of Life. Background created witht he help of 3D.