The premise and previous development.
Ideation sketches
Octane Blender tests. Created world-space noise driven color variation on scattered trees. Did research to better understand Octane's volumetrics.
I used my friend Andrew's Mythscape TTRPG character and his family as the character subjects for this painting. I tried out a Character Creator workflow for the first time, which I enjoyed.
Test renders and WIP 3D Coat Sculpts
Photogrammetry scans from various hikes. I used a few of these in the final comp. These weren't necessary, but I wanted to test out using them in an environment painting. Fun process.
Wall model iteration
3D Coat wall sculpt.
Blender viewport view and one of my many render passes.
Another Mythscape piece! This time of a crucial location in the world of Rhessia.
The Briar Curtain is a massive, magical wall that serves as the threshold between the safety of the Harborlands and the alluring and dangerous lands of the Bygone Frontier.
This painting was a wonderful chance to explore several new workflows. I learned how to use Character Creator to speed up my figure workflow. I also refamiliarized myself with Blender Octane and a newer version of 3D Coat.
I also took this project as an opportunity to incorporate some photogrammetry that I'd scanned on hikes around Texas.
(Also, this is a soft launch of my new Mythscape logo.)
