25 October 2026
Debris field
Small fragments below the island — without them there was no sense of scale.
Log
Short notes while the scene is being built: what changed, what broke, what finally worked.
24 October 2026
Colour pass
Pulled saturation out of the shadows and cooled the haze; the lava is now the only warm note.
23 October 2026
Dust and steam
Added slow particles around the base — the scene stopped looking sterile.
21 October 2026
Relighting the tower
The lava used to glow too evenly — added a slow flicker along the lower edge and removed a harsh highlight on the masonry.
14 October 2026
Wind and a low hum
Two audio layers: quiet wind on top, an almost inaudible hum underneath. The silences stopped feeling empty.
5 October 2026
Vertical framing
The scene now fits a portrait screen without cropping the island; the frame is shifted so the lava stays in the lower third.
27 September 2026
First full render
Rocks, roots and water in one pass. Still noisy in the shadows, but the composition holds.
19 September 2026
Starting the scene
The brief was simple: one island, one tower, one tree, and water falling into the dark.
