This thesis project is the presentation of the first 26 pages of a concept art book
composed of a series of character studies and full scene illustrations. The working title of the
book is The Grand Compendium of Valentra, and it is a collection of illustrations and short
writings that takes readers on a fanciful and sometimes frightening journey through a vibrant
land based in a fantasy past where mythology and magic converge. The book depicts some of
the many creatures, characters, and places of an Earth-like world where magic is a field
permeating the physical world. One in which powerful spirits dwell, and humans and creatures
can influence, for better or worse.