Hemispheres

Artwork Works in Progress
#1

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Sometimes you are visited by an idea. And then it must be gently laid onto a piece of paper.

And, already, I did harm it. In the beginning there was only a block of concrete and the vegetation. And then the other hemisphere said “unbalanced”, “boring”, “needs more human elements”, “oh, bad composition”.

Well, it’s the start of a journey. I hope the idea is forgiving and communicative. :wink:

And looking at it something whispered “make the whole thing a sphere - and forget all the rest”. And again the other hemisphere said “keep the sharp and rigid edges”. :o

Admittedly pompous opening post, but the day was long and busy and unpleasant and I’m tired :stuck_out_tongue:

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#2

Nice idea @minoribus - I shall watch with interest!

I need some trees for one scene with Maja on her horse, so I will be watching how you get on here, I might even be asking for some ideas to model the trees.

Bad days happen, modelling in Blender is a good way to get over them.

Cheers, Clock.

#3

Thanks, Clock!

Currently I consider to sculpt the trees and to do a retopo. Modeling them or using one of the available tree addons is an option too. The tree crowns must have a certain silhouette, therefore I’ll have to explore a suitable method.

And yes, doing something creative in Blender, even if is is a simple material study, is very relaxing. :slight_smile:

Here is another quick sketch. Much more on the lines of hemispheres. Still the whole silhouette should be more spherical.

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For the buildings (the blocks in the sketch) I think of something archaic, like a pueblo or maybe a medieval village. I’m not decided yet about how much of detail I should add. I do want some human artifacts at the transition of the sphere and the vegetation. But it should not turn up too cluttered.

And I think that I should break the line between the sphere and the vegetation with some buildings and some vegetation that crosses this line.

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#4

Looking forward to see where you go with this Minoribus. Curious as to what the outer portion of sphere will me made of?