Valley of Swords
Valley of Swords is inspired by Berserk, Adventure Time and Hyper Light Drifter. I wanted to create a desert with really big swords to push myself with scale and story telling. This scene is about gods that clashed in battle long ago. After a century these gods are now relics of the past. Humans have populated the land and travel through the desert.
Final Product
Render. HDRI lighting of a desert downloaded from Poly Haven. I downloaded free sword models on turbosquid, CGTrader and Free3D
Using Blender for accurate perspective and variable camera angles. I found the camera tool to be very helpful in achieving the best camera position.
Rough Sketch. But the perspective is off. Blender Time!
Thumbnails. I wanted to explore a wide range of ideas. Between #1, 2, and 3 I decided to go with #2. #3 was inspired by the book "Halo The Fall of Reach". #1 is inspired by many instagram posts of warriors fighting impossibly large monsters.