Also, sometimes just sitting down and drawing stuff is a good way to kickstart the imagination and get some fresh ideas, so it might help me out with the narrative at the same time. At the least, it'll also provide an opportunity to get some of those ideas out of my head and into visual form, rather than just words and notes.
I made up a few mood boards to show where my early inspiration is coming from. The majority of these images came from my hard drive, a collection of inspiration that I've been amassing since college. This collection is a mixture of Fantasy and Sci-Fi genres, with some blends along the way.
Initially I'm looking for anything attracts my attention: lights; colours; shapes; moods; characters; environments etc. The images here are sourced from concept art from a number of different projects, retro music related themes, development sketches... all manner of places, really.
Since my next step will be some early concepting (something I regret not spending enough time - if any - on for my last project), I'm looking briefly at Sci-Fi environments, a huge variety of character designs, and several different art styles that might help me determine my own style later on.
I'm already fairly certain that my story will take place in a Sci-Fi environment, so I think I'm on the right track there already. As for characters, I'm thinking the main characters will be a male and female of some Sci-Fi design, while the enemies will feature a genre-twist of some sort - maybe futuristic horror. At lot is uncertain right now, but that's why the next stage is so important: to test out as many ideas and visuals as possible before thinking about further ventures.
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