# Åland Islands House - CGI **URL:** \ **Category:** Finished Projects\ **Tags:** realism, architecture, featured, archviz, animation\ **Created:** [May 28, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476 "2022-05-28T13:11:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/1 "2022-05-28T13:11:53Z")
Åland Islands House - CGI Stegskärsklubben, Åland Islands [![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/9/0/5/9050814e789bd5f60c34193a7d023b1506472c6a.jpeg "Åland Islands House - CGI 2022") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciih2QcYesE) ![ch_1_highres](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/8/8/f/88f21d7f37a1a3c2fc3c8fcafc0b3116f70983a8.jpeg) ![ch_2_highres](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/8/4/3/843bc88ae09411affae606d6ca21ddc1f7dd65fd.jpeg) ![ch_3_highres](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/5/c/45c2fcab88af47d16e9f1292594dabfc90d8c7fd.jpeg) ![ch_4_highres](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/1/6/9/169801550767aae5e9250abe0d7b7b9c0993aa13.jpeg) ![ch_5_highres](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/e/3/7e353bd4fe7025ff5717defdd322e76d34d80481.jpeg) ![ch_6_highres](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/c/4/3/c43ad9bda14c9b26b6b3855e9bd4c4faad81c29a.jpeg) Thanks! Feel free to comment and ask any questions about the project 🙂 software: blender, Photoshop addons: E-Cycles, Forestation, Scatter 5 > **[Artur Szóstakowski on Behance](https://www.behance.net/megatecture)** > > Architecture Visualization Artist with a passion. - images - animations - realtime VR contact: szostakowski.a@gmail.com studio@megatecture.pl > **[Login • Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/megatecture/)** > > Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world. ---
**Author:** ![BD3D](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bd3d/32/900236_2.png) [@BD3D](https://blenderartists.org/u/BD3D)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/2 "2022-05-28T13:19:55Z")
What an awesome render 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![Ravi\_Vaghasiya](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/ravi_vaghasiya/32/1047971_2.png) [@Ravi\_Vaghasiya](https://blenderartists.org/u/Ravi_Vaghasiya)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/3 "2022-05-28T15:20:24Z")
looks awesome. Are those cardboard trees or real trees? ---
**Author:** ![C\_G](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/c_g/32/578459_2.png) [@C\_G](https://blenderartists.org/u/C_G)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/4 "2022-05-28T15:54:45Z")
Incredible!! Question: How did you make the rocks? What method? The water form the birdviews , the small Waves and difference in the surface of the ocean- looks awesome - how? Cheers! And well done ---
**Author:** ![RobWu](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/robwu/32/538640_2.png) [@RobWu](https://blenderartists.org/u/RobWu)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/5 "2022-05-28T16:08:21Z")
In the video the water looks a lot better than the renders themselves imho. It looks off scale and plastic-y in the stills tbh. Also the chromatic aberration is annoying. It’s way too strong and distracting from the main image you want to show. Adding lens imperfections is fine, but keep it subtle. I feel it’s stil the new lensflare or AO, and used too visibly in a lot of cases. For me it “distorts” the amount of work you put in there, when the images are already looking great. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LazloWoodbine](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lazlowoodbine/32/528406_2.png) [@LazloWoodbine](https://blenderartists.org/u/LazloWoodbine)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/6 "2022-05-28T16:15:55Z")
This looks amazing to me! Well done. ---
**Author:** ![RPaladin](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/rpaladin/32/981579_2.png) [@RPaladin](https://blenderartists.org/u/RPaladin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/7 "2022-05-28T16:28:27Z")
Love the excellent lighting! ---
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/8 "2022-05-28T18:14:20Z")
@BD3D thank you very much! @Ravi_Vaghasiya Thanks! These are 3D trees from Forestation addon and Scatter @C_G Thank you! Rocks are from Poliigon but modified a little. Thanks for the comment about water shader. It is a mix of few noise textures blended by vertex paint. Later I will upload here a .blend file with the water shader - maybe it will help someone in future projects 🙂 @RobWu Thank you for feedback! I agree water at the human level images need some polishing but I couldn’t make it better. Its not perfect but still I think it does the trick. As for the distorts, I actually like them and I understand why someone can be distracted by them, but still I think they add more than they are annoying. @LazloWoodbine @RPaladin Thanks guys! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![3dnotguru](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/eb8c5e/32.png) [@3dnotguru](https://blenderartists.org/u/3dnotguru)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/9 "2022-05-28T20:32:15Z")
Great render with great lighting setup. 1. How you made white waves where water touches rocks (ch\_1 and ch\_2 image)? 2. I see there is HDR sky map. Is it the only light source? And yes, abberattion is too strong as @RobWu mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/10 "2022-05-29T14:41:29Z")
@3dnotguru Thanks! 1. Made it using the vertex paint and a different, lighter, water shader (mixing it together by the vertex color) 2. Yes its the only light source in this scene. ---
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/11 "2022-05-29T14:46:14Z")
@C_G If anyone is interested in the water shader of first two shots and animation, here it is: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/18e9PlRTEyGwWLIywjgw3JMIEAPPIJh6D/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18e9PlRTEyGwWLIywjgw3JMIEAPPIJh6D/view?usp=sharing) Basically it is a mix of few different noise textures blender together by vertex paint colors. Water has some additional reflections near horizon thanks to some planes not visible for camera. Hope this helps someone 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_G](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/c_g/32/578459_2.png) [@C\_G](https://blenderartists.org/u/C_G)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/12 "2022-05-29T15:51:25Z")
Nice!! Will check it out ASAP. Thanks for Sharing 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/13 "2022-06-03T07:50:29Z")
I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend! > **[Best of Blender Artists: 2022-22](https://www.blendernation.com/2022/06/03/best-of-blender-artists-2022-22/)** > > Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I’m putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation. ---
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/14 "2022-06-03T10:47:33Z")
Thank you! Have a great one too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/15 "2022-06-06T11:01:07Z")
You’re on the #featured row! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Taholmes160](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/taholmes160/32/658302_2.png) [@Taholmes160](https://blenderartists.org/u/Taholmes160)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/16 "2022-06-06T11:49:15Z")
do you have a link for forestation addon? When I try to find it, Im not getting anything ---
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/17 "2022-06-06T12:02:38Z")
[https://blendermarket.com/products/forestation](https://blendermarket.com/products/forestation) ---- its this one ---
**Author:** ![winterman](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/winterman/32/990311_2.png) [@winterman](https://blenderartists.org/u/winterman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/18 "2022-06-06T12:03:08Z")
Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Cerny](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/peter_cerny/32/567557_2.png) [@Peter\_Cerny](https://blenderartists.org/u/Peter_Cerny)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/19 "2022-06-06T13:06:11Z")
Nice and calm piece of nature 😀 Good job 👍 ---
**Author:** ![MxD](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/mxd/32/780064_2.png) [@MxD](https://blenderartists.org/u/MxD)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476/20 "2022-06-06T14:48:20Z")
Very nice and realistic! 👌 Well done! 👍 [Next page](https://blenderartists.org/t/aland-islands-house-cgi/1382476.md?page=2)