Alanian hex-beacon tower concept development finished!
Added 2022-02-12 17:53:26 +0000 UTCStarting in chapter 39, the story features D & D team making an abandoned Alanian tower their new home. As references to make this tower as legit as possible, I went through my photography archives of abandoned places.
More specifically, my trip across Scotland and Isle of Skye and the urbex of an abandoned castle there.
The windows and doors had long decayed away, over many decades trees had taken over the inside of the old castle estate:
Here you can see a real, large tree growing inside of a derelict tower, all that remains from floors are just iron beams:
Nature has consumed everything within the castle:
Some lovely gothic arches with the view of the sky:
Isle of Sky mountains in northern Scotland:
So, those are my references!
Now, for the actual 3d concept building, I used blender + photoshop to build the tower piece by piece throughout the week.
The images below aren't final frames because they feature no characters and no finishing touches yet, but you can now enjoy a sneak peek of exactly what I've spend my entire week on. :}
Wide shot, view of tower towards the mist-covered Valley of Death:
Mystic tree lower part & roots:
Mystic tree inside the hex-tower, view from below:
Dante's camp:
Campfire lit/night scene with hex-lantern in the tent:
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