CDDA - Environment progression

Today I came up with a few more ideas for what I would like to do for my environment design. This time I used Photoshop, mainly because I was looking at perspective artwork for inspiration on the internet. Both pictures feature large shaped caves which use one perspective. Neither are particularly detailed either as they are just focusing on the perspective and what the idea would look like. The first is a very vast cave which isn't a very full environment. I like the idea of the perspective going off to one side but I didn't like how low the vanishing point was as I want to be able to see more of the surfaces that the Dwarfs would be working on.  

In my second design I kept things similar to the first but changed several things. I raised the vanishing point allowing me to look down on the environment more and see work surfaces (as I complained of in the first picture). I also made the environment more full of items, specifically the foreground. The environment would show a Dwarfs work area with forges, mining carts and other items towards the back. It shared the same cave type as the previous image but is more like how I imagined my Dwarf smith to look like.

CDDA - Environment Ideas

 I came up with a few environment design ideas today, revolving around the idea of Dwarfs. My first idea is just a simple hallway showcasing Dwarf architecture and patterns. If I was to use this idea I would further populate the scene using jewels and weaponry, two items associated with Dwarfs.

My second idea is that of a more basic Dwarf kingdom. This would be more relevant when put together with my character history and ideas as the Dwarf is a smith and they are not that technologically advanced. It shows a curve within a cave tunnel with a forge and random items littered about leaving only a small path for Dwarfs to walk on. If chosen, the design's forge would be larger and more elaborate, more populated with random items and the walls would be very rough and quite natural.

Below is a sheet showing different tools and machines that could feature in a Dwarf forge. It shows ways of transporting items, crushing metal, heating a furnace, metal work surface, anvil and small mortar. These would populate the scene and help give it a busy atmosphere which is what I believe a Dwarf's forge would have.

Out of the 2 environment ideas I drew, the second one appeals more to me but is still not what I am looking for. I think that I will choose to draw a forge for my environment. I want it to be big but with a busy atmosphere. I want it to be cramped, full of machines, weaponry and lots of things happening at once. These designs have helped me make a step in the right direction.