I restored a Roman temple... with CGI! Here's how

[@ИльяТитов-л1к]

Never used Blender in my life but the way you're trying to get into a head of an architect who's been dead for two millenia is absolutely mesmerising. I wish everyone was as punctual and precise when recreating historical sites.

[@atifapachezeynalli]

What Makes You Think That The Architect Is Dead?

[@DavidWinter-pm8uu]

Chances are, he is the architect reborn 2 millennia later, so he can continue his work in cgi form, repairing the damage done by the ravage of time to his temple project started 2 millennia ago.😁

[@guuskraus2438]

Finally someone who acurately reconstructs a historical building and shows what (re)sources and research he incorporates in his modeling. A very clear, well designed and helpfull video!

[@durandboy]

But, what about the colours. Weren't these buildings full of colour?

[@hbitproject]

@durandboy probably they were. But since I could not find any reliable source on that I decided to leave it like this 👍

[@bigredjanie]

@@durandboyExactly how colourful roman buildings were intended to be is still debated, it's not as clear cut (haha) as "clear marble roman buildings were never an intentional choice!"

[@aquss33]

​@@durandboy I believe he went for a restoration which makes it look like the rest of the building never vanished and remained there for the whole time until today, not for an era accurate representation, that's why he added the damage to the temple, you can probably bet it looked pretty different when it was first built which would of course be hard to recreate as there are no real sources about the exact colors

[@alexandrekharlamov150]

@janie When i was in Pompeii in the House of Faun, i noticed in the backyard, that the columns were made of bricks and covered with a thin layer of what appears to be white gypsum. The painted walls and graffiti are well preserved under the volcanic Tephra, so i guess the columns in Pompeii were intentionally left blank? (I'm not a specialist, but i did wonder about that when visiting Pompeii, knowing that the period Greek and Roman statues of gods were painted.)

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

This is so professional it makes my whole architectural in-process degree looks a children’s play.

[@jensschmidt]

I spent the past 30 minutes wondering whether this was a master class in architecture, Roman history or Blender - and frankly, I don't care which of those it was. I loved every second of it!

[@sygad1]

I've spent the last 30 minutes in complete awe and utter confusion at the same time. Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@dgodiex]

lol

[@noruparry]

Thank you for the in-depth work flow that I could emulate in "restoring" my town's ancient buildings that are only ruins now, even as CGI.

[@acestudioBr]

Seriously, I'm out of speach. I need to review all what I think know about blender. Wonderful tutorial and advice. Thank You!!

[@thearcanamodernau8130]

This is like a masterclass on how to recreate architecture. Quite impressive considering that the original structured is almost entirely detroyed and the quantity of references is so minimal, while explaining the process step by step. I almost feel like I shouldn't be watching this for free.

[@zanderman004]

Now there are many, many very talented Blender users on KZbin - but I think you're the only one whom I sit and watch with my mouth open. 😅 Utterly splendid work. I'm looking forward to the day where I am one third as good as you and I'll call that a giant win. haha. Brilliant and thanks!

[@hbitproject]

Thank you for your kind words! 🙏

[@hellzerr]

the same goes from me! Splendid job. @@hbitproject

[@thcarneiro]

Great job! I hope that someday the Italian government funds a big project to rebuild the whole Roman Forum in 3D, and put those models in a augmented reality phone app. I have been to the Roman Forum and I really think it would be a great use of Augmented Reality. And I hope the model in this video is considered to the project.

[@dalivanwyngarden3204]

Sounds like the amazon series peripheral, where the future is pretty crumbled and there are near to no humans left, so the AR adds npcs and the fixed buildings. Would be pretty cool to have something like this in the reality. Would be kinda hilarious when you see some old romans getting drunk in the streets.

[@marcobelli6856]

@@dalivanwyngarden3204write a book bro you have a creative imagination I like the way you think 💪🏻💪🏻

[@marvinhaines9297]

I've studied Classical architecture extensively, and I can say with confidence that your recreation is spot-on. Because I'm 17, a lot of people won't listen to me when I tell them, "The edge of the entablature should not extend beyond the shaft of the column," or, "Every column needs proper entasis." Your knowledge far surpasses that of ANYONE I know. Keep doing what you're doing, and never be afraid to call people out for their architectural mistakes!

[@mikosoft]

This is way more involved than I'd have expected. Hats off.

[@riccardo12158]

Ao sei un mostro! Ho appena passato mezz'ora ipnotizzato da cose che non avevo idea mi potessero interessare. Sei davvero incredibile, complimenti!

[@hbitproject]

Grazie mille! 🙏

[@nlbadguy]

I am left speechless. The amount of research, knowledge, and presentation in 30 min is outstanding. I barely blinked out of fear of missing something. Outstanding work, truly outstanding.

[@RinoaL]

This was a well done video. I've been using Blender for 17 years professionally and never used the shear tool, I never quite knew what it did but I had wished there was a tool to do that lol.

[@graphguy]

6.9.2024 My new favorite blender channel as I am in Roma as part of our Italian vacation.

[@declanbillington1094]

This is insane, so well researched and that research is executed upon faithfully. Well done 👏

[@hbitproject]

Thank you, I appreciate it! 🙏

[@d_rooster]

And I thought my job was complicated and sophisticated. Respect.

[@filippoi.4138]

anni di architettura, anni di modellazione, anni di rilievi, ma qui sei ad un altro livello... compilmenti

[@hbitproject]

Grazie! 🙏

[@aalexander928]

I'm totally perplexed by the brilliance of this but really loved every minute of it. Thank you so much for sharing this video of bringing ancient Rome alive.

[@ai_is_a_great_place]

YOU JUST GOT A SUB! I was so shocked that I ended up watching the entire video! This was pure visual and audio ecstasy and I can't wait to watch more of this truly. Also, as some others have said, you are truly a blender guru 😉

[@hbitproject]

Thank you! 🙏

[@spdcrzy]

Okay, that tile modeling system is NUTS. Good lord.

[@AnthonyMalesys]

PLEASE do more recreation/ restoration videos !!! It was so captivating !

[@Hdarg]

A 30 minutes video will turn out in a 10 hours note taking session! Excelent video, would love to have some of this videos turn into full courses!

[@yannickbonnaz5784]

I was like: "Will he do the ornaments?"... And yes you did everything by hand. Incredible work. Learned some useful tricks along the way: the randomization of objects color per instances is a real stroke of genius.

[@2kPingu]

This would be really great for the remaining ruines inside of Rome. To see how a Building would look like at the past time. 😊

[@MonsterJuiced]

Your knowledge of geonodes is so impressive. Well done! :)

[@rafaeltoledo2310]

Man, what an amazing job! I wanted to see a first-person tour to make everything perfect.

[@eagle1de227]

Amazing knowledge and work! And on top demonstrates how by "just" reconstructing a building you can uncover wrong assumptions of antiquity experts!

[@dgodiex]

A work of love! So clean, so thorough. Almost meditative

[@5aiv.]

this is very well done and thorough. you didn't just go find old representations of what it looked like and just copied from there, it was much, much more complex than that and i like it.

[@theoriginalrecycler]

Excellent process, excellent execution, excellent output. A master of architectural CAD

[@calamaquito]

This has been one of the best videos I've seen in a long time... absolutely amazing!

[@annekedebruyn7797]

These videos are so valuable. Not many tackle the how to start bits with projects like these.

[@VileAce]

Impressive to see someone use blender to its fullest. Well above my ability, but enjoyable to watch.

[@AmonNascaroth]

Apart the fact that I find every "Blender Power User" fascinating this video is quite inspiring for my own lighting projects in Dialux where from time to time I have to reconstrut single objects or full existing homes.

[@clamparo]

Congratulations, a magnificent work, absolute precision, fantastic modeling capacity, the final result can transport us to the past, and see the Temple in its heyday.

[@gilad_no]

This is insane, would love to see more projects of reconstructed historic sites!

[@pułkownikkaczodziobyzpodlasia]

The glory of Rome truly is forever! Wonderful work, thank you for working so hard and sharing your knowledge with us 💚

[@gaurisam]

This is what real sorcery is. Incredibly thorough research and executed with all the knowledged gathered through profound research. You, Sir, are a gift to the Blender world.

[@hbitproject]

Thank you, Sir! 🙏

[@hbitproject]

Thank you, Sir! 🙏

[@a.p.1990]

My life will never be the same after this video! Bravo, this is amazing.

[@julienadam4206]

As an archaeologist, I really wish I could produce a model like this ! Great work !

[@Broockle]

You can, start taking an online blender course, or follow blender tutorials on youtube. It will take you months or even a year to really get a feel for the tools but you can definitely do it if you're into it.

[@Habitarse]

I had a moment watching this! Man, I wish I had learned to think in this way, when i was in architectural school. I can follow you thoughts process and it opened my eyes to working with blender!

[@alexandrekharlamov150]

Amazing job! We can now imagine how the actual world might have looked like. It's precious, because it might make people think more about how big and wonderful the world around has been long time before us.

[@russellnolan9212]

Your English vocabulary has words a native speaker might not know. Thank you for the maticulousness of your craft and telling us about it. I'd heard about tricks on the eye to make things in architecture seem more grand.

[@NaN_000]

I want to express my gratitude for your diligent work. 😊

[@leliooo]

Fantastico!! spero di vedere altre ricostruzioni romane!!

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

Good work! One small nag, in 6 AD Tiberius wasn't the emperor yet, Augustus still had some years to go.

[@hbitproject]

Ops, you're right. Thank you for pointing that out! 👍

[@hellerart]

I love the rough old part and teh contrast to the clean new version. Reminds me a bit of old fishertechnic building packs I got as a child where there where upgrade packs and the parts I already had where greyed out.

[@fransvanderwerf7485]

Fantastic skills ! I love it being used for this recreation of beautiful architecture . Thank you very much for sharing

[@robertshaer6603]

amazing work mate - in awe once again 🙂

[@hbitproject]

Thank you! Much appreciated 🙏

[@juanosorno8153]

Amazing the way you use the software to recreate the temple. I can tell you are a master of the software. The final rendering is awesome. Great video. Thank you for posting.

[@f0042]

Absolutely awesome work. What a great Insight into your Work and Workflow. So many good tips. Thank you very much

[@machinethinking]

Stunning

[@hbitproject]

Thank you, much appreciated! 😊🙌

[@volkerneuhaus565]

This video and the project is a masterpiece! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@hbitproject]

Thank you! 🙏

[@muralist1]

NIce work! Glad to see this; such an attractive building.

🏆Thank you for this content, which will be a reference source for every study.

[@claudiosolomon1324]

Shit man, I dunno how much do thwy pay you, but for the work you do you deserve a crazy raise. models like these, used in tourism with VR or AR could bring to a mesmerizing experience for everybody

[@jhidalgo_]

Beautiful project. There is still hope for true art.

[@pier-oliviermartel713]

You Are a Genius !!! Love your videos !!!

[@Regoliste]

Love your architectural projects man!

[@MrLoschizzato]

Complimenti davvero complimenti...ho guardato quasi tutti i tuoi video e ciascuno è un'arte, un vero "display of skill", per mancanza di definizioni migliori

[@hbitproject]

Ti ringrazio, troppo gentile! 🙏

[@fallbranch]

This box with pillars is the simple most complex model I've ever seen anyone make. You never copy paste: You only automate. This is crazy.

[@bestrenderings796]

Bravo! Fantastic work!

[@nekrugderzweite8298]

This is extremely impressive!

[@omeizasanni]

This is outstanding work!... Omo! You are such a powerhouse!

[@TheDruide09]

What a grandios work! I´m speechless!

[@DeepSeko]

Impresive... Really good job!!

[@TimiKokol]

This was super interesting, hope you do more of these :)

[@branc2658]

Complimenti. Sono un architetto e devo dirti che sei veramente fenomenale (sorvolando poi sulla padronanza della lingua inglese e dei tecnicismi).

[@hbitproject]

Ti ringrazio! Troppo gentile 🙏

[@iggyhaze]

wow!! amazing work, great use of techniques, so much care for details! I'm gonna go and watch all your videos now

[@Lasheen419]

This is incredible, very important work bringing these structures back to life

[@alxssandr00]

Sei un grande!! Finalmente ho trovato il canale perfetto per imparare a far le cose difficili per bene 😁😁

[@GanjaFarmer421]

Great High End Blender Tutorial 🔥😎🙏👍

[@neon-kitty]

That's awesome! Really nicely done! And the geo node setups look super handy. I'd love to see a version with the original polychromy :D.

[@junk1000junk]

that's very nice, I watch a few of your videos, for me the most valuable informations are the texturing part, which deserve a much more in depth desciption

[@jasonmillington]

Truly amazing thank you for taking the time to explain your process!!!

[@tostyjoost]

thank you. fantastic art.

[@arthur.batista2324]

Beautiful work!

[@MonsterJuiced]

I love this video, I feel less bad about my reconstruction project I was asked to do. Basically, you have resources of drawn reconstructions and plans to go from and descriptions of the rooms and what they were used for. Mine has non of this. All I have to go off is the excavation of the foundations of the building. An old castle, quite large but extremely undocumented due to some political issues at the time of its destruction. It's taken me a good few months to finally get a correctly scaled, within 1cm margin of error reconstruction of the walls and interior based on a couple of crude landscape paintings and a map from the time (1500's). Thank you, my project is almost done but I never realised that other people would also struggle. I just thought I was too inexperienced.

[@QuintinHaarhoff]

This was incredibly interesting, very cool video and very well done mate.

[@RobinMikalsenVFX]

This is sooo cool! Good job man!

[@GabrielJohnbell]

You did a wonderful job! The temple looks amazing... now as a non English native speaker I struggled with the Italian pronunciation of the language of Shakespeare 😅

[@shumaryto5114]

Do I know how to use Blender -----> NO Did I understand anything in the video ------> NO Did I watch the video anyway ---------> YES

[@michaelsmusicinstruments9980]

great job man, AMAZING RESULT! and very high quality, thanks for sharing the process with us 🧡

[@just_in_key]

How are you not having 1M subs already, this is too insane

[@craigberry5713]

Excellent work yet again.

[@weeliano]

Outstanding work sir! Excellent research and workflow!

[@benjaminpastrana9662]

Wow 🙌🙌🙌🙌Masterclass ! 🏅

[@spotskitchen8880]

This is the great piece of work! Great tut!

[@danialsoozani]

excellent combination of different aspects of blender! I really liked using drivers and curve modifier for the ornaments to match the shape and the random per island and material all procedural! lots of "ands" :D

[@andreagiudici926]

complimenti! fortissimo, video e spiegazione spettacolari

[@stabilini]

Man this is so perfect.

[@robertozeladarodriguez5321]

Great job, they should reconstruct the temple, maintaining the distinction between the ancient and reconstructed parts, as in the Parthenon where you can see the difference between the old and new marble.

[@ohedd]

I'd love to do mixed reality tours around historically significant places. Imagine you had something like a Meta Quest VR headset or whatever, and you could walk around historical venues and you can use 3D rendered storytelling to chronicle the story of a place. You could fast forward 1000s of years right in front of your eyes.

[@PikPikkabbu]

very impressive work

[@Actae0n7]

Just phenomenal.

[@Nayte08]

Had to subscribe. Absolute professional

[@fionalee5177]

Not my normal thing BUT, Wow this was hypnotic ❤ amazing all of it, even though I had no idea what was said. 😂

[@matthiasrigou]

at 9:50 can't you use shift+E to adjust your edge crease and determine more or less sharp edges in a non-destructive way ?