Courtyard

I built this courtyard scene based on a photo that I found on the Web site for Volterra, Italy.

Reference photo

The reference photo I used to design the scene.

Courtyard - Edged faces

Courtyard with edged faces.

Marble tile texture

Marble tile texture.

Marble texture

Marble texture.

Courtyard model

The courtyard model, rendered with Brazil Rio.

Courtyard - Diffuse lighting

Courtyard with textures and diffuse lighting.

Grass texture

Grass texture.

Stucco texture

Stucco texture.

Model info:
  • Software: 3DS Max 3.2, Photoshop Essentials 2.0, and Brazil Rio
  • Polygons: 17,810.
  • Time to model: About 20 hours to model and map, and another 16 hours experimenting with lights and materials.