# First Castle IP

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402>\
**Category:** Works in Progress\
**Created:** [January 4, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402 "2013-01-04T14:51:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![aln727](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/aln727/32/24422_2.png) [@aln727](https://blenderartists.org/u/aln727)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/1 "2013-01-04T14:51:35Z")

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Blender & 3d newb. This is my first scene in progress. It is going to be a partially ruined castle all critiques welcomed.

 ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/d/5d41695838976b965c2c78dfcb63f5489d59cf32.png)

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**Author:** ![ctdabomb](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/ctdabomb/32/723349_2.png) [@ctdabomb](https://blenderartists.org/u/ctdabomb)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/2 "2013-01-04T15:03:01Z")

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well, the modelling looks good, but it is a bit hard to tell without more lights 😉

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**Author:** ![aln727](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/aln727/32/24422_2.png) [@aln727](https://blenderartists.org/u/aln727)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/3 "2013-01-04T21:20:29Z")

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![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/2/826fb9e5a6c442ef2f4b1b4e80ad876e67a7f166.png)  
 still learning lighting but I hope this is better

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**Author:** ![FutureHack](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/futurehack/32/20100_2.png) [@FutureHack](https://blenderartists.org/u/FutureHack)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/4 "2013-01-05T05:24:23Z")

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Keep it up! Great tutorial on lighting here:  
[http://www.blenderguru.com/videos/mastering-lighting/](http://www.blenderguru.com/videos/mastering-lighting/)

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**Author:** ![Manorial](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/manorial/32/21149_2.png) [@Manorial](https://blenderartists.org/u/Manorial)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/5 "2013-01-05T05:41:24Z")

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nice, very stronghold stye. Did you use a displacement map?

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**Author:** ![aln727](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/aln727/32/24422_2.png) [@aln727](https://blenderartists.org/u/aln727)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/6 "2013-01-05T10:38:30Z")

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Thanks! I’m checking out the lighting tutorial now and I really only used norm for the textures.

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**Author:** ![pcolapat](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/pcolapat/32/24389_2.png) [@pcolapat](https://blenderartists.org/u/pcolapat)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/7 "2013-01-05T11:58:39Z")

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I think it would look cool with torchlight, perhaps a few around the castle and some lining the path leading up to it. Also you could have some peasant shacks outside the castle.

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**Author:** ![aln727](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/aln727/32/24422_2.png) [@aln727](https://blenderartists.org/u/aln727)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/first-castle-ip/561402/8 "2013-01-13T14:33:11Z")

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Still working on this slowly but surely. I have added some rubble and a broken bridge and have messed with lighting a little bit.

 ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/8676e9373173055db39f9c63fc0931107e45b9af.png)