From comic books, to the movies and beyond, we see artistic representations of what the future may be like for us in a wide range of creative endeavours.

However, concept art is a way that an individual can really offer visualisations of dreamed up future.

Take the work of graphic designer Mike Winkelman for instance. Here he has created a series of digital illustrations that combine hyperrealism with structures based on engineering reality.

Winkelman uses Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer, X-particles, Zbrush and other tools to build these beautiful sci-fi worlds, with cityscapes that seem absolutely plausible for the generations that will one day follow us on this planet and beyond.

The above drawings can be found on the artist’s Behance page. Select prints are also available on Society 6.