Destiny 2: Evergreen Key Art

I had the opportunity to work on the evergreen Key Art that will serve as the primary Destiny 2 artwork across all platforms moving forward.

With the final Destiny 2 update, we wanted to create an impactful image that could represent the franchise without trying to capture too many elements from across the game. With that in mind, we chose to center the piece on the Traveler and the visual themes of Light and Darkness. It also acts as a visual companion to the original Destiny 1 Traveler artwork, which featured the Traveler above Earth.

To create this artwork, I began by setting up custom lighting and capturing in-game screenshots of the Last City Traveler, created by our incredibly talented skybox team. From there, I painted over the traveler itself in Photoshop, pushing the lighting and overall tone to create a moodier, sunrise-inspired look that better reflects Destiny 2's identity and the journey we've been on.

I finished the artwork by compositing Earth behind the Traveler and adding a radial and our classic topology hatch marks around the scene to help reinforce Destiny's visual identity.

In addition to the Evergreen Key Art, I also updated the original full-white starmap from the Destiny 2 launch. This update incorporates the same sunrise-inspired aesthetic to better reflect Destiny 2's current identity and the journey we have been on together.