DrColossus Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 After the Incident at Unnecessary Bridge, Olin and Sigrd were feeling a bit more optimistic about their prospects. Already they had encountered adventure, mystery and excitement, and had begun to gather riches as well! What they had not encountered, however, was food, or a warm place to sleep. After a while, this became an unavoidable problem. At last they came to a tiny village, and Sigrd indicated, by refusing to walk any farther, that this would be a fine place to stop. A conversation with some of the locals soon revealed the village's blacksmith had recently departed to try to make a better living in Valholl, so Olin was welcome to set up his forge on the edge of town! Unfortunately, they did not have a spare house or stable, so he would have to build them himself. Sigrd suggested, and Olin eventually agreed, that building the stable was the higher priority. Unfortunately, local building materials were somewhat lacking. Some wood, some old planking, and a pile of stones would have to suffice. Nonetheless, he did his best - after all, he was a blacksmith, not a builder! Sigrd moved in, after insisting that their new-found wealth (Olin had begun to think of it as their "treasure") be stored in the stable with him, where it would be safe. There they settled in, and went to work, earning money, food, and a chance at finally being able to afford a trip to the dwarves. It came as some slight annoyance to Olin, and an infinite source of amusement to Sigrd, when a scruffy village dog joined their party. Olin named him Snorri, and soon learned to his sorrow that a dog should not be left unsupervised near an un-watched turkey leg lunch. [Note: Mostly, the thing I'm excited about in this build is the SKI ROOF! Even though it looks raggy and weird, I'm kind of pleased it came together. You could also use those bricks that have grooves in them, but it's a little dicier. The nice thing about this is you can kind of angle the slats of the roof to make it look patchy and even more terrible, if you want! I'm also messing around a little bit more with landscape texture, though at this point I am really lacking materials to work with. I'm hoping that a PaB order will come in soon and give me lots more options. You could consider this a draft of this build, and I might re-do it after your comments before I move on to a much more complex build and have to use up the pieces. SKI ROOF!] Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I'm likening Sigurd. He has all the right priorities! Nice build, I quite like how using the skis has turned out! Quote
Tomsche Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I like the ski roof! Great build and many succes in the hunt for the Hersir title! Quote
MKJoshA Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Nice. Good job with improving your background! I like how you placed the Mitgardian flags. Quote
Gideon Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Great idea with the skis as the roof, very innovative A word of advice regarding photo editing, beware so you don't cut away parts of the bricks (like the upper left corner here). I also think it's a good idea to remove the small speckles in the white areas, easily done with a selection and then delete Quote
DrColossus Posted February 6, 2014 Author Posted February 6, 2014 I'm likening Sigurd. He has all the right priorities! Nice build, I quite like how using the skis has turned out! Thanks! I've always believed this story is really about Sigrd's journey, even if Olin is technically the star of the show. Nice. Good job with improving your background! I like how you placed the Mitgardian flags. Thank you! I saw someone else put them sideways on the front of a house, and I "borrowed" that for this build. I can't remember who it was though. Great idea with the skis as the roof, very innovative A word of advice regarding photo editing, beware so you don't cut away parts of the bricks (like the upper left corner here). I also think it's a good idea to remove the small speckles in the white areas, easily done with a selection and then delete That's true. I rushed a bit editing it yesterday because I wanted to get it posted. I think I'm going to do another photo shoot to get a better angle (for example, the roof is angled to avoid snow build-up but you can't tell from this picture), and I'll take more time and care with the editing. Thank you everyone for comments, compliments, and advice! Quote
Alfadas Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Nice, like the story! Like the ski roof! Quote
mpoh98 Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Nice, the idea of using skis as the roof is fantastic! Also, follow Gideon's advice, and it will help a lot! :D Quote
soccerkid6 Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Another excellent story and the little stable is neat Nice use of skis Quote
Gunman Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Sweet use of the skis there DrColossus :) I like it Quote
Kai NRG Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 The skis for the roof actually work quite well, though I think a bit of a lower camera angle would make them blend in with the rest of the build better. (Right now the angle looks unrealistic - how often do you see a house from that high up? - and the roof jumps out at you, out of context.) Quote
DrColossus Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 The skis for the roof actually work quite well, though I think a bit of a lower camera angle would make them blend in with the rest of the build better. (Right now the angle looks unrealistic - how often do you see a house from that high up? - and the roof jumps out at you, out of context.) Than you! I agree. I took some shots last night at a better angle, and with a real camera, but I haven't yet had time to edit and upload them. I'll try to get them up tonight! Quote
DrColossus Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 Than you! I agree. I took some shots last night at a better angle, and with a real camera, but I haven't yet had time to edit and upload them. I'll try to get them up tonight! Great idea with the skis as the roof, very innovative A word of advice regarding photo editing, beware so you don't cut away parts of the bricks (like the upper left corner here). I also think it's a good idea to remove the small speckles in the white areas, easily done with a selection and then delete Thanks again for the advice and help! I took some more photos from different angles, and have tried to do a more careful job with the editing. Here are 2 new views of the scene: Quote
soccerkid6 Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Much better pictures I like the last one especially Quote
DrColossus Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 Thanks! I have to remember to try angles other than just straight-on. Quote
MKJoshA Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 It's amazing to see such fast improvement. If you keep this up it won't be long before your builds are the best out there. Quote
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