# Front Porch Gondola

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241>\
**Category:** Finished Projects\
**Tags:** modeling, lighting, texturing\
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241 "2026-04-30T02:52:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![douglaslight](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@douglaslight](https://blenderartists.org/u/douglaslight)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241/1 "2026-04-30T02:52:55Z")

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![gondola-1](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/c/7/0/c7077dac6fe19ed3b48a67589f0471dd39f7eee9.png)  
 ![gondola-1-vp](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/0/7/b/07bee8008eb366e169babbc9f726880741c8d9a7.png)  
 ![gondola-2](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/5/5/7552ea89b1ac3303237a4ac8995bdcb54c3c7290.png)  
 ![gondola-2-vp](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/f/1/3/f13c34e36c9b22b6730b1a29a09f62711c94636b.png)

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**Author:** ![Withers99](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/withers99/32/1432280_2.png) [@Withers99](https://blenderartists.org/u/Withers99)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241/2 "2026-04-30T05:54:21Z")

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Hi there,  
Did you model all of this yourself or are the mountains a stock asset / HDRI?

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**Author:** ![Imagine\_Studios](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/imagine_studios/32/28737_2.png) [@Imagine\_Studios](https://blenderartists.org/u/Imagine_Studios)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241/3 "2026-04-30T10:57:48Z")

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This one only needs me, a blanket, and a book! This is a really cool idea and well done.

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**Author:** ![douglaslight](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@douglaslight](https://blenderartists.org/u/douglaslight)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241/4 "2026-04-30T14:27:41Z")

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The mountains are just a background image, but it is a photo I took myself during a hike in Alberta

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**Author:** ![douglaslight](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@douglaslight](https://blenderartists.org/u/douglaslight)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241/5 "2026-04-30T14:27:52Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/front-porch-gondola/1639241/6 "2026-05-01T07:01:40Z")

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