How we painted the night forest for Fox Trail

The biggest fear of an artist painting night is making it black. Real night is blue, and there is always a light source: the moon, windows, fireflies.

We started with a palette: deep blue #0C1222 for the background, cream #EAE4D6 for the moon, amber #E9A54B for everything warm. Three colors - and the forest came alive.

The owl took three attempts: first too scary, then too cartoonish. In the end the main danger of the game is almost invisible - just a silhouette and the sound of wings.