Thomas Østergaard Poulsen
Concept artist, painter and designer for animation
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The Mill Project

The final film :)

Start with a rough sketch

Start with a rough sketch

Made a rough colored version

Made a rough colored version

Then block it out with simple forms, so I get the proportions right.

Then block it out with simple forms, so I get the proportions right.

Adding colors and textures

Adding colors and textures

Then setup geometry nodes for plants-grass for the ground and treetops. Shader nodes for the water.

Then setup geometry nodes for plants-grass for the ground and treetops. Shader nodes for the water.

Almost geting there. Mostly tweaking all over the place to get the look I was looking for.

Almost geting there. Mostly tweaking all over the place to get the look I was looking for.

This project started as a small experiment to learn more about Blender and get back into 3D work. I wanted to create a stylized forest scene with a small fantasy mill surrounded by nature.

It turned out to be a great learning experience. I used Geometry Nodes to scatter plants across the forest floor and to build the treetops, while the water was created mainly with Shader Nodes, combined with Geometry Nodes detecting where objects touch the surface.

Everything was rendered in real time using Blender’s Eevee.
The most challenging part was getting the render to behave properly, but I learned a lot along the way. There are still details I’d like to refine later, yet for now I’m happy to call it done and move on to new projects. 🙂

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