“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

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Test renders from the environment for my student film. It’s my first time using the Arnold renderer in Maya so I’m still learning how to work it, but so far I’m liking it a lot more than mental ray ouo

Once I get the rig completely fixed on my character I’ll upload some test renders with my character on here

...Yeah, still playing with this set. Here's that daytime render of the medium angle, with a less Alpine-looking background. (Or less wintry, anyway.) ...Big version of the render at the link underneath.

The candles are amusing me—not least because candles are relatively expensive to use in a medieval setting unless you're rich: and this kind of tavern would certainly be using either something cheaper (like rushlights*) or lamps. (Or, if you're in the Middle Kingdoms, and in a slightly higher-end establishment, some kind of lamp powered by sorcery or the blue Fire.)

Now, it's absolutely possible to stroll around this set and put all the damn candles out, and get rid of their smoke. Did I bother doing this on a test shot? Nope. Maybe next time.

Meanwhile, might render this one more time and then go on to one of the sleazier sets in this package, a crypt bar delightfully described by the makers as "not the kind of place you plan to visit. It's the kind of place you end up in." 😏

practice // tess dyer

i've been slowly learning to make spell effects in blender, with mixed success. this one is my favorite so far!

dress by @surely-sims

hair by @ice-creamforbreakfast