Challenge IV Cat A: Zelpunra's Tower

[Halhi 141]

Before the war, I had a real family. I was happy. I lived an innocent life at my home near Zelpunra's Tower.

But my parents died during the war, and now I have no true family. Gremlon, that old wizard everyone knows about, is watching over me, but it's not the same. It doesn't feel safe here anymore. I used to come to this stream to wade in the cool water; now I come here ready to fight my enemies. When will this ever end?

More pictures can be seen on my flickr

This is my entry for Category A of Challenge IV. It's one of my smallest serious builds in a long time, and I really love how it turned out . I had a lot of fun incorporating as many angles as possible in the landscaping, which was also an experiment with a color scheme I've been wanting to try out for a while.

This build was also a way for me to experiment with a new angled whitewash technique, as well as a new stonework technique. I quite like how they both turned out, although they're pretty complex .

Enjoy! C&C is welcome.

[Ninten]

Pretty well made! Really liked how you made ground. I think the water looks the best how some are slanted and such making it pretty awesome.

[Blufiji]

Excellent tower, but the landscaping on this really is the part that stands out. The river is looks very smooth, not blocky or edgy.

[Captain Dee]

This is a well-textured build from top to bottom. The rocks and path make an excellent base and the tower looks great. I especially like how you closed the gaps above the arched windows - I've wondered about that technique and now I see it works. The upper section and conical roof look like something straight from a storybook and make a beautiful complete tower. The elf torsos and legs are perfect for this setting. And what child of the country didn't like wading in a creek? The water is excellent and really adds another dimension to the scene. Very good work!

[Brick Man Studios]

Pretty nice work here ! Love the form of the tower !

Great water work too !

Edited June 1, 2015 by Brick Man Studios

[Garmadon]

Great build, Halhi, excellent job including all the different angles you managed to get into this build! Very nice tower and landscaping, my only nit-pick would be that the top of the tower seems to extend a bit far out making it look a little top-heavy... overall though this is an awesome build!

[Gideon]

Nice shape overall and good color use. I really like the leaning white walls and how the tower changes diameter very smoothly!

A small piece of criticism is however that I prefer if a picture is either significantly cropped or shows the whole build, so a overall shot without cropping a small part of the build would be appreciated

[Graham Gidman]

Quite a build, man!

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Very very beautiful tower - excellent work

[soccerkid6]

Tremendous round tower design, the way it tapers is super impressive The section of landscape with the waterfall is gorgeous too

[LittleJohn]

Excellent work! The tower is superb and I love the landscape :wub:

[Balbo]

Fantastic

I love the base, the tower and the roof

[LordDan]

Gorgeous build! The landscaping is wonderfully realistic and the tower is superb!

Edited June 8, 2015 by LordDan