The setting

Old Greek island by *merl1ncz

How aesthetically pleasing should it be... earlier I found this image on deviantart.com that really caught my attention.

I want to use these images, to create the feel of ruins, and decay. The city would be a well-looked after one but all around are the reminders of a catastrophe that keeps the people in fear for their future:

Locals walking through bombed ruins of city of St Lo.

A World War II picture of the bombed Hull, UK.

Mount Olympus in The Clash of the Titans (2010).

The forest on Mount Cithairon (from deviantart.com):

Enchanted_Forest_Premade_by_frozenstocks

Phatpuppy_Fantasy_Forest_Stock_by_phatpuppy

forest_at_9am_by_forestgirl-d38j4n0

The_forest_pond_by_ForestGirl

Magical_Forest_STOCK_by_wyldraven

Acient Greece in contemporary movies

Clash of the Titans!

What I found interesting was how aesthetically pleasing everything was in the movie