Nocshire | Matte Paintings

“In a city of black and white, a rebellious young con artist, Ebon Gearlock, finds home in the alleyways, where the illegal trading of colour is unregulated and sprawling.”

The city of Nocshire is ruled by a tyrannous monarch, Lady Monochrome. The walls of the city have risen from centuries past, rendering no escape for the citizens within, but it was only until the Lady's reign that the concept of colour was abolished.

Skytram Station
Above the endless levels of the skyscrapers, the rich, followers of Lady Monochrome gather on the stations' platforms during the golden hour to mingle about the parties they will attend by midnight. Meanwhile the poor and the rebels dwell in the slum-like alleys down below the lowest levels of the city.

Ripplefort Skytrees
Beyond the walls of Nocshire, nature and its radiant colours roam wild and free across the land. Above the distant clouds, a floating fortress lies among the forest of Ripplefort Skytrees, but to whom does it belong? The Ripplefort Skytrees are the pillars of the sky, holding up the clouds that would otherwise fall and bring forth an age of mist and haze. This uncharted territory is beyond the story of Nocshire, as of now, we shall celebrate the newfound freedom of the citizens of Nocshire!

I wanted to explore drastically different art directions for the world within Nocshire and the world beyond the walls, Art Deco vs Art Nouveau.