In this illustration, my goal was to clearly show the five different races of humankind in a mosaic composition and in chronological order from top to bottom. Some of the groups are stretching for the warmth of the gods while other ages turn away from the light, for example, the grey-blue second age. I show the current Iron Age at the bottom as too busy with petty squabbling amongst themselves to give proper attention to the gods. I think a little mountain geography could possibly make the image stronger to give it a sense of place, but as always, I'm trying to find the balance between too many detailed elements and yet still keeping the images simple and not overly fussy.
In this illustration, my goal was to clearly show the five different races of humankind in a mosaic composition and in chronological order from top to bottom. Some of the groups are stretching for the warmth of the gods while other ages turn away from the light, for example, the grey-blue second age. I show the current Iron Age at the bottom as too busy with petty squabbling amongst themselves to give proper attention to the gods. I think a little mountain geography could possibly make the image stronger to give it a sense of place, but as always, I'm trying to find the balance between too many detailed elements and yet still keeping the images simple and not overly fussy.
