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SANCTUARY

SANCTUARY is my self-directed project for my Art (critical and contextual studies) AS-level. I haven't included my artist research, but I have included all the work-in-progress renders I produced along the way. This is the largest project I've ever done, with probably over 100 hours of work having gone into it so far. The main inspiration comes from Mathew Borrett for the negative space theme, and Mike Wilks and Joseph Cornell for the theme of assemblage. The project isn't finished yet, but I'm hoping to finish it very soon.

The final render of the project.

The final render of the project.

Initial sketch of the idea.

Initial sketch of the idea.

1: The very first render I did of the project, based loosely on the sketch I made.

1: The very first render I did of the project, based loosely on the sketch I made.

2. Re-framed, and now with carpets and a weird mesh thing.

2. Re-framed, and now with carpets and a weird mesh thing.

3a. Added my first piece of furniture, a desk.

3a. Added my first piece of furniture, a desk.

3b. Changed cycles' path tracing to branched path tracing.

3b. Changed cycles' path tracing to branched path tracing.

4. Changed the background so that the building is situated in a sort of 'inverted tower'.

4. Changed the background so that the building is situated in a sort of 'inverted tower'.

5. Added a pool of water to the lower part of the background.

5. Added a pool of water to the lower part of the background.

6. I began to add the bed to the right room.

6. I began to add the bed to the right room.

7. More work on the bed, including numerous cloth simulations.

7. More work on the bed, including numerous cloth simulations.

8. Added cardboard boxes and did more background work including green water and archways.

8. Added cardboard boxes and did more background work including green water and archways.

9. Added a fancy desk chair, among other minor modifications.

9. Added a fancy desk chair, among other minor modifications.

10. Added a computer with monitor and keyboard, drinks cans, pictures on the walls, and a beanbag.

10. Added a computer with monitor and keyboard, drinks cans, pictures on the walls, and a beanbag.

11. Imported a number of assets from previous projects such as the King, wardrobe, side table, laptop, and skull. Also gave the beanbag a texture.

11. Imported a number of assets from previous projects such as the King, wardrobe, side table, laptop, and skull. Also gave the beanbag a texture.

12. Added vines, more lighting, a sofa, a stepladder, and a noticeboard. Also made the huge migration over to using LuxCoreRender instead of Cycles, which involved rewriting most materials entirely.

12. Added vines, more lighting, a sofa, a stepladder, and a noticeboard. Also made the huge migration over to using LuxCoreRender instead of Cycles, which involved rewriting most materials entirely.

13. Added a TV, map table, and a small instrument case.

13. Added a TV, map table, and a small instrument case.

14. Added some toy train tracks, hanging plants, a bin full of clothes, a sun hat on the bed, a toaster, a kettle, a record player and a lot of record casings.

14. Added some toy train tracks, hanging plants, a bin full of clothes, a sun hat on the bed, a toaster, a kettle, a record player and a lot of record casings.

15. Improved the stony texture of the walls. Added books, toy trains, a basketball, a rug, an easel, and a lava lamp. Also gave each record casing a unique texture based on photographs I took of real LPs from home.

15. Improved the stony texture of the walls. Added books, toy trains, a basketball, a rug, an easel, and a lava lamp. Also gave each record casing a unique texture based on photographs I took of real LPs from home.

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