Kraken Attack

A piece I made for the Blizzard student art competition. I wanted to redesign the boat "Turalyon's Might" from the early days of World of Warcraft. It is the flagship for the Alliance faction; my goal was to re-imagine it with more current engine capabilities, while still maintaining some of its more recognizable features. I got a lot of inspiration from current Blizzard environment artists, such as Erick Braddock. My boat is under attack from a nature spirit. The spirit takes the form of a kraken and is shooting a tentacle through the bottom of the ship, causing a tree to sprout up and shatter the glass roof on the third floor.