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I was asked to create a poster for an event of a hobby group I am a part of; This image formed the base of the poster. That's why there's a larger unused area in the sky, to make place for headings and texts. Nonetheless, I am generally very happy with the image even outside of its use as a poster.

I am particularly content with the clouds; those are a relatively simple procedural shader, but Eevee's improved volumetric rendering made working with it a joy.

Otherwise, the image is rather blatantly based on Idylls of the King, a work by Gustave Doré which has been used for album covers on multiple occasions. What can I say, it's just a really nice illustration.

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[–] brillotti@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Assuming the gradient banding of the fog is a stylistic choice, it looks neat!

[–] Mantelmann@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you, it is! I used Posterization in the compositor to get the image to be a bit more crunchy. It's not really noticable except for the valley fog, So I understand if it may be a bit out of place. Comparing to no Posterization at all, though:

I find the effect to be quite nice.

[–] brillotti@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Now that I see the version without the gradient banding, I agree that it's better with it. Makes it look more retro.