Brethil
Brethil was a woodland region in Beleriand, settled by Edain men called Haladin, a modest and reclusive but valiant folk, and ruled by the House of Haleth during the First Age. After the disastrous Battle of Unnumbered Tears there was a tense peace for a few decades until Túrin Turambar arrived and attracted an evil and destructive threat from the west. This is part of an ongoing project in which I imagine some concepts for a fictitious film based on The Children of Húrin, the book written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien but edited and finished by his son Christopher.
Environment and keyframe concept, Brethil during peaceful times
Environment and keyframe concept, a messenger brings dreadful news to Ephel Brandir
Environment and keyframe concept, an evil and destructive threat arrives from the west
Work progress, keyframe 3
Amon Obel, Brethil's chieftain fort's layout
Final base 3D model, keyframe 1
Final base 3D model, keyframe 2
Partially textured houses
Simplified critter assets for reference and base for the work
Environment thumbnails
Environment sketches
Chosen houses sketches
Houses sketches
Houses sketches
Tree shelters and bridges sketches