# Simple Joys

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191>\
**Category:** Finished Projects\
**Tags:** environment, landscapes\
**Created:** [January 24, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191 "2023-01-24T09:28:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![srchristoph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/srchristoph/32/858533_2.png) [@srchristoph](https://blenderartists.org/u/srchristoph)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191/1 "2023-01-24T09:28:52Z")

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![simpleLife](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/e/6/d/e6dd7601811302a4e2fc2b0e3983a82e70d7bc8d.jpeg)  
 ![simpleLife_sonjaChristoph](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/5/5/d/55d83ee730f8981065654db480c3b450d0b64467.jpeg)

Blender Cycles render with some touchups in Photoshop

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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:** [January 27, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191/2 "2023-01-27T15:07:45Z")

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I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!

> **[Best of Blender Artists: 2023-04](https://www.blendernation.com/2023/01/27/best-of-blender-artists-2023-04/)**
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> 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.

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**Author:** ![srchristoph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/srchristoph/32/858533_2.png) [@srchristoph](https://blenderartists.org/u/srchristoph)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191/3 "2023-01-29T09:57:29Z")

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ouuuh thank you Bart!!

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**Author:** ![cgqueen](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/cgqueen/32/817205_2.png) [@cgqueen](https://blenderartists.org/u/cgqueen)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191/4 "2023-03-05T20:32:19Z")

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Hi everyone,

Here is the “Behind the Scenes” article of this spectacular artwork!

Do check this article written by the artist herself. It describes the process of making the artwork step by step with an insight on environment-building in Blender.

> **[Behind the Scenes: Simple Joys](https://www.blendernation.com/2023/02/25/behind-the-scenes-simple-joys/)**
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> Hi, my name is Sonja Christoph, and I’m a Lead/Senior 3D Generalist and a Schoolism instructor. I’m originally from Germany, but my family emigrated to the United States when I was sixteen.

Regards,  
Alina Khan  
Editor at [Blender Nation](https://www.blendernation.com/author/cgqueen/) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-khan-cgqueen/)

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**Author:** ![JimmyJ](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@JimmyJ](https://blenderartists.org/u/JimmyJ)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/simple-joys/1446191/5 "2023-03-06T03:54:36Z")

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oh wow, it’s like a photograph! I wouldn’t want to stand on that overhang though! 😂

I’d probably add a bit of motion blur to the man though, he looks too fake to be fully in focus.