# Memory: Backyard Cleaning

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435>\
**Category:** Finished Projects\
**Created:** [June 12, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435 "2026-06-12T03:19:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/daniellee/32/1101856_2.png) [@daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/u/daniellee)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/1 "2026-06-12T03:19:52Z")

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![descent still_1.1.1_1.1.5](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/e/9/2/e92d47fb4335b23639922919be48201d792cc247.jpeg)

A relatively short project I found time to do over the last few months.

Like the previous project, this image is inspired by my childhood home. When I was younger, my family owned a fish tank with some goldfish. It wasn’t a particularly big or well-equipped tank, which meant that almost every weekend was spent removing the goldfish from the tank and letting them swim in shallow waters (see above) while we cleaned the tank.

The whole process occurred in the backyard where we had an outdoor cubicle with a tap - when not in use, it doubled as a storage area for random things like washing boards and ladders. Exposed to the elements, it wasn’t a particularly clean or well-maintained area (and did suffer from a lot of dead leaves).

Hope you enjoy! Am working on my next artwork, which… will be quite different from this one 🙂

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**Author:** ![3dnotguru](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/eb8c5e/32.png) [@3dnotguru](https://blenderartists.org/u/3dnotguru)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/2 "2026-06-12T12:23:18Z")

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would you like to share wireframe too?

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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:** [June 13, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/3 "2026-06-13T06:59:55Z")

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**Author:** ![daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/daniellee/32/1101856_2.png) [@daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/u/daniellee)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/4 "2026-06-13T07:02:15Z")

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![Screenshot 2026-06-13 145722](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/b/f/a/bfa4aad7ecf201332f4fc3c5cde25e942e79de9c.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2026-06-13 145816](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/d/e/b/deb42043355570463d47effaa7cb67d43882e426.png)  
Not sure which view people like better

Many materials I used are from Megascans/ BlenderKit  
Of the objects, I modelled the tap, pipe, window, washing rack, hose, basin and tiles; ladder, brush, towels and the objects outside the cubicle are assets from BlenderKit/ Megascans

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**Author:** ![mali\_zweipunktnull](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/mali_zweipunktnull/32/1470606_2.png) [@mali\_zweipunktnull](https://blenderartists.org/u/mali_zweipunktnull)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/5 "2026-06-13T07:40:22Z")

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It looks incredibly realistic, the only exception is the towel, which looks too clean and new 🙂

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**Author:** ![daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/daniellee/32/1101856_2.png) [@daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/u/daniellee)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/6 "2026-06-15T02:00:18Z")

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Thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/daniellee/32/1101856_2.png) [@daniellee](https://blenderartists.org/u/daniellee)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/memory-backyard-cleaning/1644435/7 "2026-06-15T02:02:48Z")

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Thank you! Much of the grime on the walls is just a noise + AO mask and darkening of the existing material colour.

Definitely could have dirtied the cloths a bit more or introduced a bit more colour variation! I will just explain it away by saying that it’s a fresh pack of cloths bought from the supermarket 😂