Alright, let’s talk about this ‘mansion on mountain’ thing I put together. It wasn’t some grand plan, not really. It actually started because things got real slow for me, work-wise. You know how it is, sometimes projects dry up, or you get moved onto something less demanding. Left me with a lot of time just… sitting.
Honestly, felt a bit sideways about it. Too much time to think isn’t always good. I started just staring out the window a lot. We’ve got some hills nearby, not huge mountains, but enough to get you thinking. I kept picturing these massive houses perched right on top, looking down on everything. Always seemed kinda wild, living up that high, away from it all.
Getting Started
So one day, I just grabbed a notebook and a pen. Started sketching. Didn’t even really think about it, just drew this big, maybe slightly crazy-looking house on a pointy hill. It was just a doodle, really. But then I looked at it and thought, ‘Huh, wonder if I could make this look more real?’ Like, on the computer.
I had some free 3D software on my machine, nothing professional, just basic stuff. Decided to give it a whirl. What else was I gonna do?
The Actual Process
Fired up the software. First thing was just blocking out the shapes.
- Made a big block for the main house part.
- Tried different roof shapes, settled on some steep ones.
- Added a few tower-like things, just cylinders really.
- Then tackled the mountain itself. This took ages. Just pulling and pushing the virtual ground around until it stopped looking like a weird blob and more like an actual rocky peak. That was kinda frustrating, gotta admit.
Getting the look right was the next step. Didn’t want anything too complicated. Found some simple textures online – stuff that looked like stone, some wood for beams, dark tiles for the roof. Slapped them onto the model. It started looking a bit more like a real place, which was cool.
Then I punched in some windows, a big main door. Tried to make it look impressive, but also kind of isolated up there. Added some basic trees around the base, simple cone shapes mostly, just to give it some scale. Didn’t bother with fancy lighting or anything, just the standard setup.
How It Felt
It was slow work. Sometimes things didn’t snap together right, parts looked crooked. The software crashed once or twice, lost a little progress. Typical stuff when you’re messing with free tools. But honestly? It was good to have something to focus on. Something totally different from the usual grind, or lack thereof in my case then.
Felt like I was actually building something, even if it was just pixels on a screen. Better than moping around feeling like spare parts. It was my little escape, this digital house on its lonely peak.
The Final Thing
So, what did I end up with? It’s… okay. It’s a picture of a big house on a mountain. Nothing amazing, won’t fool anyone into thinking it’s real. But it looks decent. I use it as my desktop background sometimes. Kinda reminds me that even when things slow down, you can still make stuff, find little projects to keep your brain busy.
Funny how you end up doing things. Started out feeling bored and a bit useless, ended up creating this imaginary mountain retreat. Guess you just gotta find ways to keep your hands and head occupied. Anyway, that’s the story behind the mansion on the mountain.
