High building | .blender project
In this post I'll tell about one of my blender projects that I like. It wont be a technical essay but rather a story of how I came up with the idea.
Final render of the project
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Project overview video.
I finished this project on 22nd July 2022. The raw material was created on 17th July, according to metadata.
That was a harsh time for me. The war had been going on for 6 months at that moment. I think at that time I was looking for new ideas and a new sense of living in these new conditions. Although nothing has changed, I’m still doing this.
I have some periods in my life when I look for new ideas, test them and make drafts. I remember that moment was exactly during that period. I remember a constant feeling of fear, uncertainty, and pointlessness. I was making a draft for stop-motion animation with surrounding bushes and trees, and I was sniffing around my home area for some shots. At some point I looked up at the building from a certain perspective and wondered something like “how would it look if this building was stupid tall?”. Also, I think this building is so tasteless, patterned, and monotonous, so I thought to exaggerate its look in an ironic way. I took a couple of shots with different formats in mind for the final result.
At that time I had an iPhone 6s with a broken camera. The front lens of its rear camera was shattered, or it was completely absent, I don’t remember exactly. Anyway, the camera was not in the best condition. There was some dust inside the camera, which was pretty much visible in the shots, including this one of the building. But I didn’t care about that. I couldn't do anything about it and, moreover, couldn’t afford a new phone. So I treated this artifact as part of my personal visual style.
I have a lot of material that was created because of my searches. But not every shot or idea becomes a finished project. By the time of this project, I didn't have many completed works, that I could call projects and which I could share with others. And that was a bummer, since I had many ideas and I experimented a lot.
I started to make this project further because I was curious about how this building would look if it was very tall. And you know, to get a rough idea, it’s enough to create a very simple scene in 3D software. And I did it, quite quickly. Though, at the same time, I had a strong need to create something I could show others. That need still motivates me to finish things, and it runs deep.
I came up with the following thoughts: the war We have our life right now. Something happens to us every day. What happened last week? Last month? Five years ago? I don’t remember. Time goes by very fast. I’m writing this in Jan 2026 — the war has been going on for four years. When it began, I was 27. Now I’m 31. These four years feel like just one unfinished year. And that year will end when the war ends.
What have we left behind? How has our life been materialized? What have I done in my 27 years? Well, not much I can say. People are dying around me. What if I die? What will be left? Something, probably. But if I continue living, why not leave something from my existence? Something I could return to and look at myself. To create something that has some consequences. Or simply to leave a memory — a confirmation of the fact that I lived.
I also needed a job, or at least some income. That is still relevant since then. This pressure really pushes you to act.
So I completed this project in a form I can share with others because of these reasons.
And because of them, I’ve written this reflective text. Well, there may be some more reasons, but I’ll cover them in future posts.
Thank you for reading.
