At the Edge of the Apocalypse
This is my piece of artwork for Deadhouse Gates (book 2 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen). Fantastic book, and I wanted to depict the magical sandstorm over Raraku to the best of my ability
Look at these lil guys braving the apocalypse
Detail of the upper clouds
Detail of the lower dust clouds
Clay render of just the environment
The terrain used in this environment. I made liberal use of KTT's sand/sediment detailing tools here
The main wall of dust. This is just one vdb instanced a couple times in a rough arc
Dust wall vdb
Some streaks of falling dust. These were inspired by some supercell formations, and I felt they could be repurposed for this dust storm scene. They add a lot of good atmospheric lighting and an interesting variety of detailing
Larger overhanging clouds
VDB used for the larger clouds
Added fog elements to soften some parts of the dust wall & add atmospherics
VDB used for the fog elements