Recreating Minas Tirith In Blender

[@sketchinginblender]

Hi everyone! I posted video on Patreon about recreating Minas Tirith without speeding up time + blend.file, link in the description. p.s.: theme for Blender interface from this video drive.google.com/file/d/1nR3Dyhs_cK6XdhGtt2csytprxDscmpyf/view?usp=sharing

[@alialkhafaji6149]

your skills are amazing. How long did it take to finish this master piece

[@sketchinginblender]

2 week

[@JuliusLong]

@@sketchinginblender the google drive link is no video, its a xml-file

[@sketchinginblender]

@@JuliusLong video link in description, google drive - theme for blender ui

[@merkarion7883]

Very Nice work. I am very Impressed. Sad that they made a Mistake in the Movie (the outer Wall of Minas Tirith is Black in the Books)

[@user-hn2wc3fy7y]

What's crazy is, I don't think I saw anything extreme or stupidly complex the entire time. The spatial understanding and creativity to execute what you see inside of Blender using techniques most Blender uses would know is the kicker. The end result is phenomenal!

[@joshireland5835]

Just saying, if you ever decided to put together a 20-40 hour course where you show you production workflow, with modelling tips and shortcuts and best practices doing one of these scenes from start to finish you would have at least one VERY stoked student. I would happily pay ~$80 or $100 for that course and I don't think I am the only one. Just food for thought.

[@drjosephfarah]

you are absolutely not the only one.

[@1sanak]

Same

[@kewa_design]

👍

[@c8de61]

I would too

[@atharvalangote8258]

Yes, this is a great idea. I would buy it too.

[@Polyfjord]

What a stunningly beautiful end result! I feel like this awakened something deep inside my soul. Truly rare and magical artwork. Thank you for this great experience

[@nihilusedit1447]

One of the best blender youtuber

[@sketchinginblender]

thank you very much😊

[@NickHillAnimation]

Anyone remember the Minas Tirith Project? It was ages ago (~2003?) about when the third LOTR film came out, and was trying to be a collaborative effort between a bunch of 3d artists who were trying to make a model of Minas Tirith. It took months and they didn't finish it. It's amazing that Blender is free, and powerful enough for one person on their own to do stuff like this.

[@NinjaFlibble]

They were probably trying to make it look good even up close. That is a much taller order than this piece. Which is still stunning and better than I can do, don't get me wrong.

[@DECODEDVFX]

This looks great buddy. Really nice work.

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you very much 😉

[@iGame360fficial]

First Rivendale, now Minas Tirith, how about some Hobbit love with the Shire next? Not as complex at these, but room for a lot of detail.

[@alyu6351]

What's Rinvendale? Rivendell + Dale?

[@iGame360fficial]

@@alyu6351 Rivendell is a valley in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, representing both a homely place of sanctuary and a magical Elvish otherworld.

[@CristiNeagu]

Nope. Next time he will be taking the hobbits to Isengard. Legolas said so.

[@blippedyblop]

No. Khazad-dûm. In its entirety.

[@iGame360fficial]

@@blippedyblop That would be cool.

[@polygondaddy4008]

Holy cow! The final result, I could not believe me eyes. The scale of the scene looks perfect, and the coloring, you really hit it home! Very nice

[@sketchinginblender]

thank you very much😉

[@MultCreative]

В 2000 году,и когда создавался фильм и подумать никто не мог, что такую сцену можно будет собрать на обычном компе. За труд респект автору)

[@sketchinginblender]

Спасибо большое☺

[@pvl7644]

Ну, подумать могли, и даже вполне могли бы всё это на компьютере сделать, но тогда стоимость фильма была бы заоблачной в те времена. Даже сейчас Нолан предпочитает разрушать реальную технику, т.к. это дешевле и реалистичнее, чем компьютерная графика. Пример полностью смоделированной на компе сцены - разрушение Барад Дура. Команда хотела, чтобы разрушение башни было максимально реалистичным, но для этого нужна была подробнейшая 3D модель, а впереди было Рождество. Ну, команда ушла на праздники, а один человек вместо отдыха просто самостоятельно сделал полную копию с реального макета. И когда съёмочная команда вернулась с праздников, он такой: "С рождеством вас!" Именно благодаря той модели мы и видим одно из эпичнейших разрушений в истории кино

[@MultCreative]

@@pvl7644Вообщем над такой сценой пришлось бы работать солидной команде, возможно нескольким отделам, с железом приспособленным под каждый этап, а для рендера достойного уровня использовать рендер ферму.

[@Lutojar1]

в бесплатных программах

[@alex_ball_no_all]

На хорошем железе я и сейчас такую сцену сделаю с такой же скоростью как автор. Но вопрос - с таким количеством полигонов время рендера на 4К -1 минуты фильма??? И на каком железе это рендерить чтоб за год полный метр сделать? Для Голливуда может и не вопрос а если "Труба пониже и дым пожиже" - "Коля , Коля Николай - сиди дома не гуляй!"

[@msmith2961]

Stunning work! Love the fine detail of the birds in motion that add realism to a mythical scene.

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks a lot)

[@thegrimreaper8771]

This is absolutely amazing, and the end result is beautiful, thank you for these videos!

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks😊

[@The_KlaVra]

I just shared this on all my blender friends dm and a few blender discords I am in... More people need to see the amazingness that you create... Great job, I just started blender 2 weeks ago and seeing this, gives me lots of ideas...

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@efont]

ty for sharing this amazing workflow, loved the way you added clouds in the sky texture!!

[@alimnts]

This work needs to get millions of likes.

[@KingBobStudios]

Watching this is completely unreal! Keep up the good work, and thanks for the inspiration!

[@brunocastro4558]

Beautifull !!

[@michaelcopple1736]

A great handling of the interface. You definitely make Blender feel a lot less difficult than I am looking at it as.

[@RobertMcNamara3DMc]

I planned to skip through this... i could not... Stunning work.. Wow

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@markuswalker6225]

Incredible man, you make it look easy…just crushing the modeling in vanilla blender. Amazing!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks😊

[@themjohnsons]

Incredible work!! 🙌🏻 LOVE the LOTR series-Keep it going!

[@luksics2570]

Wow, just wow. Such an amazing work man. congrats!!!!

[@Xaminn]

It is quite clear that you obviously know what you are doing. This was inspiring. Thank you.

[@GaborGubicza]

Outstanding job! I learned Blender in my teenage years in the 2000s I loved it. I believe it was version 2.4xx back then. I went into electronics and PCB design and couldn't practice Blender for about 10 years, and now when I downloaded the latest release 3.3.1 I was very frustrated that a lot of key combinations changed, layers changed, the layout changed as well. I'm glad to see the community grow. Best wishes to everyone. Keep up the good work.

[@TeddyLeppard]

Recently rewatched the LOTR trilogy and it holds up today as well as any movie in the last 20 years. Fantastic work.

[@Matt-ld4fc]

Your talent to make something so realistic with only blender is just amazing. It's really beautiful, gg

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@HeroDestrin]

Absolutely insane! This is one of the most majestic artworks I've seen in Blender. I'm lost for words.

[@DevinSloan]

THis is really high quality work.

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks)

[@Belerez]

WOW! Amazing job! Congrats ❤

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@brandonjacksoon]

Amazing! Beautiful result! Thank you!

[@tomc4905]

Your best scene yet, really high quality, great work

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@VahidNajafii]

Oh my God, this is insane! One should be a professional architect to create such a masterpiece. Good job, man. I really enjoyed your video.

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks😊

[@Nimisum]

Epic, I was thinking about this the other day and didn't find that anybody had done it in this detail. Great job!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@rezo856]

I really cannot believe my eyes. Its like I m dreaming. This is so incredible!!!! I really love this so much. This is top notch work. Its amazing how blender helps you to create incredible scenes fast, easily and flexibly! Just need to know how to build 3D scenes and its all set to go. P.S imagine how long it took to create this when they were creating LOTR, cuz even softwares haven't had many useful features that time, so I m guessing they put really lots of hard work to create this amazing city. Congratulations Man :)

[@sketchinginblender]

the creators of the films about the Lord of the rings have done a titanic work on this universe, I don't think anyone is capable of doing something like that now😊

[@ged-4138]

They put in more hard work than you think. They made multiple Minas Tirith live sets and models for different scales at Weta workshop. Those guys really clocked in their hours at LOTR. The funniest part was when they were filming the moment when a ton of skulls fall on Aragorn and the party. They made a TRUCKLOAD of custom skulls, and then figured out they had to do another camera angle with a big picture. And so they also made all those skulls AGAIN in miniature.

[@marklnz]

Minas Tirith in the movie was a miniature set. I say miniature but it was, like, 10 feet tall. Not sure if it's on display any more but I imagine they didn't destroy it - it was an absolute work of art.

[@codeplayer8575]

I am literally speechless. HOW IS IT SO REALISTIC AND PERFECT?

[@leaphymoon9881]

That is wicked cool. Makes me wanna start dabbling in land scapes

[@haydenblackstone8177]

Annnnnd subbed great job man it looks amazing

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you ☺

[@blukko]

i think i can speak for all: we definitely need a tutorial of your art! :D great work!

[@michaelironstone]

FOR GONDOR!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE BEST THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!! DO MORE!!! Maybe try Edoras and Rohan? I just love your work... Could you explain your texture setup for the walls and grass?

[@alejandrogarcia9637]

Amazing, excellent work!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@powerofberzerker9487]

Moaar! Erebor would be a glorious undertaking.

[@acfraenkel]

Dude! Amazing!

[@cephasbhaskar2458]

It was fascinating to look at this as an architect and someone working with games and XR. Very cool stuff! Kudos on mastering your craft!

[@Ghostin27]

when I saw the thumbnail I was like there's no way. omg this is sooo good!

[@Марк-д5г1ъ]

Просто бомба! Эх наши бы технологии и в 2000ный год ! Фильм бы был бы ещё более крутым . Автору желаю нескончаемого вдохновения чтоб радовать нас такими же сочными рендерами !

[@sketchinginblender]

Спасибо большое☺

[@tareqbengah6820]

They say beauty comes in different forms,...your work is one of them👍👍

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@mists_of_time]

WOW! This is incredible, great work!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@MrCans94]

Ну всё.. Пошла жара! Опять бессонные ночи, красные глаза и много вопросов! Спасибо!!

[@mcjayacedilla]

This is so amazing to watch. Awesome project man!

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks😊

[@maxlvv]

Автор просто невероятно реалистичные модели делает, что самому хочется дальше расти, чтобы приблизиться к такому уровню👍

[@sketchinginblender]

Спасибо)

[@mustafatahsinsener2823]

I'm really new to learning blender and your videos make me very excited about what I'm going to learn ! Thank you very much !

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks😊

[@jacobe5827]

First time seeing any blender KZbin video or video in general. Have always used solidworks & got certified in it before even knowing this was a thing.. the freedom & flexibility you seem to have in this vs solidworks looks to be a night & day of a difference. Have been considering trying out Blender for a few weeks now… you just convinced me within the first 5min of this video to give it a go lol. From one 3D modeler to another, amazing work & attention to detail🙌

[@EvilDrake]

Это просто охренеть как круто! Восхищаюсь твоими богоподобными работами. Надеюсь, когда-нибудь дорасту до такого уровня.

[@anuragsuman5721]

This guy can create anything with clay strips 😂. Great work, keep it up. I love your videos. ❤️

[@sketchinginblender]

My favorite brush🤣

[@IanLetarte]

gotta respect all the elbow grease going into this. excellent work!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@Diego-df4wf]

Absolutely incredible, you are incredibly talented

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks

[@alanashworth9414]

Genius. Love blender!

[@kmjgamingalt]

One of the best renders I’ve probably ever seen.

[@juxtapozed2yourbs]

bro i am trekking mountains with this soundtrack holy wow this is amazing. Great work as well

[@GTUSBRATE]

This might be the best thing i've seen on youtube .

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks)

[@infernocaptures8739]

absolutely breathtaking and inspiring.

[@AsabinArt]

Как всегда эпичный объем работы

[@sketchinginblender]

Спасибо) было очень непросто 😌

[@muzammilhalimov]

@@sketchinginblender не думал такое сделал русскоговорящий! Круто,а будут подробные туториалы,а не таймлапсы?

[@sketchinginblender]

@@muzammilhalimov будут, но чуть позже, пока сам практикуюсь, прокачиваю скилл

[@muzammilhalimov]

@@sketchinginblender "обучая,ты сам глубже понимаешь изученное", Так что будем ждать!

[@heavenbliss86]

@@sketchinginblender а в фильме свет так же был или нет? Кажется он тут неправильно стоит. Или минас-тирит по ту сторону экватора находится)

[@MaxperMusic]

Wow, this is amazing. i can imagine a big war here. 😱😱

[@PSProduktions]

dude you're amazing!! All the talent aside just the fucking discipline it would've taken to keep coming back to this and finish this...AMAZING!! Great stuff! You're very talented!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@attentivenettle7643]

Your videos inspire me

[@W4YN0T]

Amazing work, well done 👏

[@arturourquiza7217]

bro thanks a lot, im your fan and i adore this magnificent art, letting us to have your creations what a man i love you bro!

[@FractalParadox]

Been trying to get my own fantasy city off the paper for a year already, and this video puts me yo shame on every conciaveble way. Great job!

[@darth_hylian]

Dont overthink it. Start creating as the ideas come into your head and dont expect it to be perfect. Maybe make a rough version first. After it's done, take a break and look at it again later from a fresh perspective. If you dont like it, make modifications or start over again but keep the ideas in the next version. This is what I've been doing and I'm faster than before now

[@FractalParadox]

@@darth_hylian too late for that lol, it's part of a book I'm writing, so I already went off-rails like five years ago, giving lore to every rock. That might be the reason why I can't get past the general layout/blocking without restarting five times lmao

[@deskinem_rooted]

Cool to see someone still doing landscape modelling and not just sticking photoscans in

[@mattpallotta]

Amazing work!

[@hameddesign70]

what a remarkable art bro 👏

[@mozeyad4573]

how many years did it take for you to become this good? and how did you begin blender? what courses/channels do you recommend?

[@rahidmahbub]

Man you always nail the fantastical look of these things. Love your work Edit: Never knew that the clay strips brush was so useful for natural looking formations, will definitely be using it in the future

[@sketchinginblender]

thank you very much😉

[@DIYDumpRat]

Now that's real talent. Good on you bud that was amazing 👍

[@humdaanaboo2918]

This is amazing. You've already done Rivendale. Imagine if you can make a giant zoomed out version of middle earth with things like this.

[@benja7286]

truly astonishing ! Love it

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@lampboy926]

An absolute stunning artwork. Respect.

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much😊

[@utkuyinalbursa6089]

Congrats x Congrats. Astonishing !

[@rlewisco]

So good man! Keep it coming. I'd love to see you create all of the Middle Earth locations. The Hornburg or Rohan next!

[@danielnees9356]

I have been meaning to make this city in 3D for ages. This may have just inspired me to try. Amazing work :)

[@sketchinginblender]

thanks a lot🤗

[@betocarini]

Tremendooo!! 😱😱😱👏🏻👏🏻

[@primitivefish5167]

This looks fantastic! One thing nearly everyone gets wrong (including the LOTR movies) is the outer wall was black, made out of the same material as Orthanc. Probably obsidian or some form of black granite.

[@lumemagnolia5217]

Thanks for sharing fantastic process of your craft!

[@SanderleiSouza]

One blender to rule them all! Absolutely amazing!

[@Xraller]

To say this is amazing would not do it justice. Wow!!!!

[@СерыйКардинал-ц6ы]

Bravo. Clouds in mountains looking realistic.

[@AArmstrongC]

Mordor is an interesting landscape you could also sketch when you want!! Awesome videos dudee :)

[@vectornine]

Great work this looks amazing

[@Blemonade1]

Amazing! Will you do a tutorial on your texture painting/landscape creation process? It amazes me every time how good it looks!

[@SirMaxiimus]

I have immense respect for your work. Like I saw in another comment below, seeing this weirdly makes me dreamy. Really inspirational stuff!

[@lawrenade]

Absolutely speechless! Bravo 👏🏻

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks)

[@leon111333]

WOW, just WOW! Great work!

[@TheTurt1e9]

Looks absolutely gorgeous!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks☺

[@hugo54758]

I'm so glad I found this channel, I discovered you with Rivendell, I'm hyped, let's go!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thanks a lot☺

[@marklavania3680]

Wow! Impressive work ....Congratulations! It really looks great and comparable to the original. I might buy your MinasTirith model as well.

[@JohnDoe-fl4uo]

An absolute masterpiece makes me wanna go and try it for myself....i already know imma have a meltdown 5 seconds into making it

[@Hermis14]

This is a masterpiece!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thank you so much

[@blented]

This came out great nice work!

[@420Ayan]

Amazing once again!

[@sketchinginblender]

Thx😊

[@VeveYT]

WOW!!!

[@PhantomWowfull]

Nice! would love to see how you texture painted those mountains in details ! :)