The Cave

The Cave

Japanese Cave is a personal project which was the first project where I mixed various techniques (3D, painting, photo texturing).

The idea was to create a mystical and fantastic place that would be a mythical place mixing a gigantic cave and Japanese civilization. I made some sketches to get an idea and gathered a lot of references of a cave that had the spirit I was looking for in terms of light.

I explored with Mograph several possibilities on Cinema 4D before setting off on a cylindrical cave that would have cubic formations, shaped by the inhabitants of the cave. Then I placed the Japanese dwellings in kitbash. The big towers go in pairs and form like a tunnel to the giant gong at the end of the cave. In their belief this channels the energy before it is redistributed through the gong.

On Photoshop I then reworked the textures of the walls, added vegetation, several elements of the cave and created the atmosphere of light/fog.

C4D Render

3D Research