The Sparked Sands

The Sparked Sands is a land rich in resources, in a far off world where electricity is scarce. The large "pyramids" are used to harvest and transport the electricity up to the ships where inhabitants of this dangerous planet live.
This was a month long project for my portfolio 6 class at Full Sail. I spent some time learning procedural techniques for environment building. I used splines for the pipes and wires, and the landscape is entirely procedural, with an additional hand sculpted layer for details. My great friend and VFX artist Christian Baca provided the lightning beam particle effect, and original reference artwork is from Max Hay.

https://www.artstation.com/christianba_k
https://www.artstation.com/max_v_hay