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July 2, 2018, 6:30 PM
by Editor in Chief
Persistent practice can make a huge difference. Check out how long the winner for this week has been using Blender.
How, then, can you too qualify for this award? Please have in mind that this award is reserved for those that are on par with or that excel top-notch works published by artists and studios. If such work does not appear during a given week, this award is not being given to anyone. So please submit your best work to www.blenderartist.org or to the Member's Gallery of this site, or Contact Us to show where your work is available on the internet. It doesn't have to be a Blender render, internal or Cycles. Any other render engine is fine as long as Blender was used as a part of your workflow.
So, it is with great pleasure that www.BlenderNews.org introduces to you the winner of the Render of the Week Award for the week of July 2, 2018: Thomas Zorroché.
Title: "Knaerwood Citadel"
Genre: Environment Design
Renderer: Cycles
Final Render:
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Making-of
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Artist's Comments
About Me:
My name is Thomas Zorroché and I’m an engineering student. I’ve been working in Blender since 2010 and I mainly do environments and VFX.
About "Knaerwood Citadel:"
I did this project for the Weekly CG Challenge with the theme “Fallen Kingdom” which I ended up third. I took my inspiration from Disney castle and also Hogwarts from Harry Potter.
Related LInks:
1. https://blenderartists.org/t/knaerwood-citadel/1115555
2. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8KVkO