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If you go down to the woods today 3D Render, Digital Artwork by AndyMac
If you go down to the woods today 3D Render, Digital Artwork by AndyMac
If you go down to the woods today 3D Render, Digital Artwork by AndyMac
If you go down to the woods today 3D Render, Digital Artwork by AndyMac
If you go down to the woods today 3D Render, Digital Artwork by AndyMac
If you go down to the woods today 3D Render, Digital Artwork by AndyMac
If you go down to the woods today
3D Render by AndyMac
A young woman enters the wood with an offering of flowers to the ancient goddess who has ruled from her wooden throne for centuries. Unfortunately the woods are displeased, and like others who have come before her, she will stay here to feed the trees.

I've really enjoyed doing this as it's been a way of getting back into blender after a long time of false starts and delays. It's been good to try and remember all the stuff I'd learnt and forgotten over time and revisit tutorials and tips and experiment. The main woman was my first attempt to create a character in Daz and then pose and dress her. I had to amend the pose a bit in blender and also sort out the textures. The other characters were taken from mixamo and amended poses in blender as well. For all scattered plants and trees I used the free gscatter add on and some of its assets and others from poly haven. Anything else I created or used a free model as a base and amended to how I needed.

Then lots of lighting and colour tweaks and a mist pass. All within blender, no overpainting etc.

All WIPs posted as comments below.

lukonThu, Sep 25, 2025
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You mean by "texture stretch" the way the tree bark looks like a ghost's face? That's cool regardless.
AndyMac
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Fri, Sep 26, 2025
WOW I hadn't even noticed that! It's all I can see now, great spotting. I'd meant the sections where the path drops down but I've done alot of work to it now so it's less obvious and hidden by scattered plants etc. Good luck if you take part as well.
AndyMacTue, Sep 30, 2025
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3 Previous WIPs working up the scene

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AndyMacWed, Oct 01, 2025
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Been learning how to create the woman I want in Daz. Never used it before and pleasantly surprised. Also there are great learning resources in the site and around youtube so managed to make her and happy with the result.

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AndyMacFri, Oct 03, 2025
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Added these throne WIPs as a post as want to replace them in the main window above

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AndyMacFri, Oct 03, 2025
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I've changed the lighting and camera angle to give more drama. Added lots more detail of skeletons and skulls and the skulls around the throne. More to do with how the girl gets attacked and blood etc.

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AndyMacTue, Oct 07, 2025
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More work done on the girl getting attacked by the tree. All additions to the model created in blender and shrinkwrapped on and curves etc. Also added a blood gore texture to the tree base to make it look like its feeding off it. Previous victims hang from the tree.

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beachlegsThu, Oct 23, 2025
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The detail is wonderful my friend, Good Luck to you smile
slofkoskyWed, Jun 17
Karma: 15,200
Super duper creepy but super duper awesome!

Horrific Render Contest 4
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If you go down to the woods today

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