Finished two other scenes this week: the temple and the city (the first two in the video)
Temple Reference Pictures
Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki to make a mysterious oriental temple hidden in a stone cave. This is where the mysterious monster mask craftsmen live.
In Chinese temples you will see Sculpture of God, each representing a different symbol, the fierce idol at the entrance is the door god, in addition to the common Goddess of Mercy, representing happiness and well-being, schooling, health and peace and so on.
I referenced some Tibetan Buddhist temple designs, including the symmetrical building structure, the columns of the main hall, the place for the god is a workbench full of masks of the god’s envoys, lanterns, red drapery, some saws on the table, carpenters’ tools and so on.
Some carpenter’s tools have taken the place of tributes and idols, and here is the monster’s workbench.
The scene when the little girl walks into the cave and finds the temple: Striking the light on the temple, the red colour draws attention, while the cave and the little girl in the near distance are in cooler tones, and the stones of the cave form a good picture frame for extending the sense of space.
Production process:
Various masks hung from the screen and all four walls:
What the model looks like without materials:
Try a variety of lighting effects: spot lighting to illuminate the character’s face, parallel lighting to illuminate the scene.
I created blender’s sunlight here, which is not reasonably available at night, but it’s appropriate for the temple as a top light, and even though the main character is very gentle, I wanted to reflect the majestic atmosphere of the temple
There is no light or shadow on the character’s face if I only use parallel lighting. So the spotlight needs to follow the character’s movement and be animated together.
Cities and Kongming lanterns:
Here’s another scene， this scene is the end of story. I’m going to adding the town in the distance. and also use warmer tones like the reference image below. I will trying to make it to look more cosy.
At the end of the monster and children together to fly the lanterns, and finally chose to do the modern city, I personally feel that this is closer to reality more immersive. Whether it’s London or Tianjin, it’s all about old historical buildings standing in the middle of the city, and there’s something beautiful about this combination that transcends time and history.
Its lifting principle is to use the principle that the air density inside the lantern is less than the air density outside the lantern. It consists of a paper film, a bamboo and wood skeleton and fuel.
The Kongming lantern is a traditional Chinese lantern that rises into the air using the principle that the density of the air inside the lantern is less than the density of the air outside the lantern. It consists of a paper film, a bamboo and wood skeleton and fuel. When the fuel is ignited, hot air is formed inside the lantern. Since hot air is lighter than cold air, it rises upwards and drives the lantern upwards, eventually floating into the sky.
The rise of the lantern requires suitable airflow, no wind and no rain to ensure the stability of the lantern. In addition, the temperature and density of the hot air inside the lantern need to be properly controlled to ensure the safe and stable lifting of the lantern. If the temperature of the hot air is too high or too low, or the structure of the lantern itself is not solid, it may lead to unstable lifting of the lantern.