Devils-Cube Cavern

[DocCharly65]

Time to try something new...
My first cave - and the name? Why Devils-Cube Cavern?
I modelled it with more than 60 displaced cubes... built like an igloo.

From outside (the bright spot in the middle is an emergency exit at the rear of the brigands and pirates   

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From inside

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(quite dark inside but that will be neccessary for the story in the animation - I have already planes with it... again...    )

As usual "optimized" for fast rendering in 720p for my animation plans. Perhaps I'll try some HQ renders as stills too.
The mushrooms are from TF3DM, the lizzard and some moss is from archive3D and the rest of the plants XFrog

[kaedorg]

Looks nice. Good idea to show us both inside and outside.

David

[mhaze]

Effective use of displaced cubes - but 60!!! could it not have been done with less.  I admire your perseverance...

[archonforest]

Wow this is really cool! I like it a lot.
Would be good to understand how you did it

[DocCharly65]

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... as I said , archonforest - like an igloo 


I had a little help since I got that Voronoi Cracks tgc by mhaze.
Combined with just a powerfractal... Really very simple.
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after 3 layers of cubes just for later times (if I'd like planting coniferous forest) a roof on it ...
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I admit that I just was too non-talented to use big TG-objects and procedural solutions. I would have needed weeks to learn and to test. This solution was done in 1 day. 

But before starting to animate I will have to do a little more detail work on the powerfractals because I have too much needles in detailed views.

[Cocateho]

Wow this is awesome! Cool idea. The "from the inside" shot pretty much looks real to me if you upped your atmosphere samples and added a little variation to the trees and veggie colors over all... but very nicely done!

[archonforest]

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... as I said , archonforest - like an igloo 


I had a little help since I got that Voronoi Cracks tgc by mhaze.
Combined with just a powerfractal... Really very simple.
[attachimg=2]

after 3 layers of cubes just for later times (if I'd like planting coniferous forest) a roof on it ...
[attach=3]

I admit that I just was too non-talented to use big TG-objects and procedural solutions. I would have needed weeks to learn and to test. This solution was done in 1 day. 

But before starting to animate I will have to do a little more detail work on the powerfractals because I have too much needles in detailed views.

Very interesting. Thx.
I think I have that file so I will give a try

[inkydigit]

Great idea... Love the inside looking out... With better lighting, so the internal structure is a bit more visible, this will be superb!
Well done!
J

[otakar]

This has tons of potential. Cool idea!

[Kadri]

I like the inside especially.Nice.

[Hannes]

Me too. The second one looks very mystical.

[AP]

That is a lot of cubes. Very clever.

[TheBadger]

Very cool

[fleetwood]

Me too. The view from the inside is cool.

[Oshyan]

Looks quite nice. But the quality of the displacement on the cave walls seems to be low for some reason. Any idea why?

- Oshyan