Frozen Ship

In this project, I wanted to create an awe-inspiring environment that was in a frozen setting. My plan was to create a frozen viking ship inside a giant iceberg. There were many challenges in the creation of this environment, making it feel oppressively cold was chief among them. Research was a major part of this project in order to make it as realistic as possible. My first problem was making ice because of its multiple properties concerning light, it has to both reflect and absorb light. Lighting the scene was also difficult because I had to balance the transparency with the light. The transition between the exterior and interior was particularly difficult because of those properties and how they worked with the camera. All models and textures, except for the water, were created by me.