# Approaching the Ancient **URL:** \ **Category:** Finished Projects\ **Tags:** interiorarchitecture, environment, texturing, plants, fantasy\ **Created:** [December 17, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/approaching-the-ancient/1427072 "2022-12-17T19:27:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Strike\_Digital](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/strike_digital/32/685857_2.png) [@Strike\_Digital](https://blenderartists.org/u/Strike_Digital)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/approaching-the-ancient/1427072/1 "2022-12-17T19:27:20Z")
![Concept Art - Environment - Cathedral](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/c/3/1/c3133e571937921aa29dc0d6bc926ef6bed34dea.jpeg) Hey, this was part of a game design project I worked on a couple of months ago, inspired by games such as Elden Ring and other Souls-like titles. The idea for this room was that it would be the location of a boss fight, and halfway through, the bell would fall from the roof, breaking the floor into the catacombs below (hence the bells slightly nonsensical location 😅). The design and composition is heavily based on [this amazing piece by do\_ra](https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/51145020) ![Church render viewport](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/d/0/e/d0ee938175bb96017665de0c8859c993067865a9.jpeg) The ivy was made with the amazing (and free!) [Ivy generator by Blenderesse](https://blenderesse.gumroad.com/l/hHyrG) and the rest of the vegetation comes from the [Botaniq asset pack](https://blendermarket.com/products/botaniq-trees). The [knight](https://skfb.ly/ovEKG) and [hooded figure](https://skfb.ly/6YDAp) models came from Sketchfab. [https://giant.gfycat.com/ElectricGrimCaribou.webm](https://giant.gfycat.com/ElectricGrimCaribou.webm) The cathedral is semi procedural, and aspects such as the window placement, column height and width etc. are fully customisable with Geometry nodes. It’s not strictly necessary, but I much prefer the freedom it gives compared to traditional destructive modelling. > **Progress** > > ![Concept Art - Environment - Cathedral progress](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/d/2/5/d2554a8c59a8677e495e103621042ea0788b8b3f.jpeg) In total, it took about 4 days on/off work to get it finished, and I’m pretty happy with the end result! ---
**Author:** ![drakulloni](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drakulloni/32/1400975_2.png) [@drakulloni](https://blenderartists.org/u/drakulloni)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/approaching-the-ancient/1427072/2 "2022-12-17T21:02:15Z")
Nice environment and lighting 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Strike\_Digital](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/strike_digital/32/685857_2.png) [@Strike\_Digital](https://blenderartists.org/u/Strike_Digital)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/approaching-the-ancient/1427072/3 "2022-12-17T22:38:33Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/approaching-the-ancient/1427072/4 "2022-12-23T12:05:20Z")
I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend! > **[Best of Blender Artists: 2022-51](https://www.blendernation.com/2022/12/23/best-of-blender-artists-2022-51/)** > > 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:** ![Strike\_Digital](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/strike_digital/32/685857_2.png) [@Strike\_Digital](https://blenderartists.org/u/Strike_Digital)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/approaching-the-ancient/1427072/5 "2022-12-23T16:36:29Z")
Oh, woah, thanks Bart!