Map Conception - Prototype development 1

With my theme and concept chosen I began to concept out my map.

I began by doing a simple top down sketch of what I thought the map could look like.

I thought this motif was a good start, but I wanted to get across the idea of verticality in the level, so after thinking for a bit I moved to Maya to continue with the conception.

After a bit of work I had a first iteration 3D concept for the map.

This model gave me a good idea of where I wanted to head with the map and gave me something to think on.