The concept was simple, and after a little thought, it was decided the scene needed to be sparse. No real need to have skyscrapers and buildings that would distract from the focus of the piece, that was the hero. This left the issue of how to make dramatic? After a thought and test I knew the pose would be important, but to add to that, I added flapping clothes to show the external aspect. That all sketched out (see before image) the space to the right was still very empty. After some ideas were passed, I had the notion that to show the patriotic aspect a flapping American flag could come from behind him. So the image was set and the rendering began.

The only real concern that arose, was the original render and sketch had the builder in jeans, so I had to render the lower section with the builder wearing some of their all-weather pants.