To my future self

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Since I was a little kid I always loved the forest, a place full of mystery and peace. I was lucky and grew up next to one in the centre of The Netherlands. Everyday I walked underneath the trees with our family Dog and during those trips I started to imagine how it would be to live a peaceful life surrounded by nature.

As I grew older I moved to the city, first for college and later on for work, but my love for nature never faded. In fact, the urge from within to life in a place surrounded by nature only grew bigger. This challenge was the perfect opportunity for me to make a clear visualisation of what I hopefully will be able to call my home someday. A place where it is possible to live a calm and peaceful live in harmony with the natural elements, in a sustainable and ecological way. A place to hang out with friends, make memories with my loved ones and explore my creative passions.

Software and equipment used

Blender, Quixel, Photoshop.

29 June 2023

Final submission. I composed the render elements in Photoshop, added the wildlife and the campfire, and added the painterly effect with the Real Paint FX add-on for Photoshop.

29 June 2023

Viewport render of the scene.

29 June 2023

Completing the set-dressing of the scene.

29 June 2023

Finishing up the modelling of the cabin. I used a lot of photoscanned materials and assets from Textures.com, Polyhaven.com and Quixel to get a realistic result. I also changed the lighting to matcht the sotry in my head.

29 June 2023

Playing around with the placement of the cabin. Also adding mulitple assets to get a story going.

29 June 2023

Further testing of the scene, playing around with the lighting and composition.

29 June 2023

Collecting reference and the first steps exploring the scene lay-out. Assets are from Quixel, Graswald and th Forestation add-on for Blender.