Medieval defence works

Started by Dune, November 26, 2020, 10:08:17 AM

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Dune

Not a render to share, but a number of them, used to educate people about what's under their feet: https://grensgevallen.eu/virtuele-reconstructie/

WAS


DocCharly65


zaxxon

Every one of those is a window into the past. Your work is so detailed and there are so many 'stories' in each image. I can only begin to appreciate the amount of time and creativity put into these scenes: splendid artwork Ulco!

Dune


mhaze


Dune


sboerner

QuoteFantastic work ,Ulco.
Agreed. The amount of detail here is incredible. Interesting website, too. Google Translate translates the word for your work as "sculptures," which actually seems very appropriate.

Dune

Thanks Steve. And yes, you're right, never thought of them that way.

Dune

While I'm using this title, I might as well drop this render here. Commissioned so I had to put a watermark in it, but you'll get the gist. Defence works around a small town in 1742 AD. A lot of work making all these houses and bridges the right sizes from medieval measurements, and placing them as they should sit. I kept them pretty lowpoly, otherwise I would still be busy.
I also had trouble keeping bushes on one side of the fence in the water. Opacity on world scale doesn't work - which I still miss in a lot of circumstances - so I couldn't mask leaves or branches of the pop off on one side. But they might have grown through in reality too, I suspect.

N-drju

Absolutely stunning. Just when I thought you have reached the top of your abilities, you render something like this and push the limit even further. :o :)

Working with your new machine already? I'm still waiting for 5950x...
"This year - a factory of semiconductors. Next year - a factory of whole conductors!"

DocCharly65

Fantastic work ,Ulco. I agree with N-drju -- pushing the limits :)

Dune

Thanks guys.

I still hesitate to purchase as I can stilll get by with what I have. I might just start out with a better GPU for better handling of stuff in preview as it's slow now, especially with smooth shaded on. Then if I do the total upgrade I just switch the GPU to that system. Only have to check if that particular GPU will sit nicely on my 'old' machine...

KlausK

Very good! The brochure with your renders in it really makes it easy to imagine the world back then. My hats off.

CHeers, Klaus
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