Ventspils Livonian Order Castle

Low Poly Castle

3D Art | September 2016

A 3 dimensional model of the Ventspils Livonian Order Castle

This medieval castle sits right at the shore of river Venta in Ventspils, Latvia not far from where it flows in the Baltic Sea. It was built in the 13th century; it is currently used mostly as a museum and serves as the symbol of town Ventspils (it is pretty nicely done - check it here.

I reckon this model took me some 6 hours to do. Some of the proportions were quite tricky to get right and the colors were not an easy job either, but I like how it turned out at the end.

Check out some images of the actual castle.

Process

Here are a couple of renders I did on the way just to keep track of the process:

1. The general shape of the building

An image of the process of making the 3d model.

2. Roofs added

An image of the process of making the 3d model.

3. A few details on the walls + color finetuning (for the worse, I know)

An image of the process of making the 3d model.

4. Added more detail on the walls of the tower

An image of the process of making the 3d model.

5. Windows and all finishing detail added + back to more subtle colors

An image of the process of making the 3d model.

Quad View

Here is the model from various angles.

A 3 dimensional model of the GVentspils Livonian Order Castle from four angles

Wireframe View

Here it is in the wireframe mode.

A 3 dimensional model of the Ventspils Livonian Order Castle with object shapes outlined

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Looking for more 3d art?

Have a look at my previous 3d model -
The Old Brick Bridge.