This was an admittedly rushed piece created for CG Boost's December mythology themed challenge. I had initially planned on an arm holding the sword extending from the water...but my organic modeling skills were lacking far to much to make it happen. I'm not even sharing those fails 😆 . Anyway, here's the final render and some progress shots. It will not be in my portfolio! 😅
The story surrounding Excalibur actually has two events in which Arthur is given the sword. The first is the sword in the stone story where it is pulled from an anvil. I actually modeled that anvil for this scene and then scrapped it. The rock is a photo scan of mine as well. I went through a number of different lighting and setting ideas before arriving at the one that would take the least time.
