trompe de l'oeil

stumbled across this amazing art installation called Peace Through Valour behind City Hall during a walk at lunch today... it is a monument commemorating the 93,000 Canadian soldiers who took part in the Italian campaign in World War II... it appears to represent a miniature city devastated by war...

here is the website of the organization that commissioned the artwork...
https://peacethroughvalour.wordpress.com

and here are some images that give you a better sense of the overall scale...
https://www.google.ca/search?q=peace+through+valour&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1280&bih=655&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigoPnM4pjSAhVHxoMKHQXmCTwQ_AUIBigB

hopefully i did the work justice in photographing it in this way... it really is amazing...

[Graeme Stevens]

Quite something on black

[Heather]

Thank you for including the links, I never would have guessed the scale. Amazing.

[Cindy]

Definitely did it justice. Glad you posted the links as well. Amazing.

[Marnie]

As you say, amazing. And a great memorial to all those troops who fought and defeated totalitarianism in World War II

[Marnie]

Having now looked at the scale, you've more than done justice to the memorial.

[Joan Robillard]

Amazing

[Delwyn Barnett]

Dark and moody and amazing - love it.

[Humphrey Hippo]

That's really something.

[☠northy]

@humphreyhippo tx :). Is it possible to build something like this in blender? It struck me that it would be fun space to work with...

[Humphrey Hippo]

@northy Oh yes. It looks a bit more advanced that where I'm at, but people build really complex scenes in Blender. It's where I'm trying to get to but it's going to be a while.
This entire film is done in 3DSMax which is a similar (but more pro) 3D program: https://vimeo.com/7809605

[gloria jones]

After viewing the links you posted, I certainly do get the sense of scale. Great image and looks super on black

[Francoise]

wow is only possible comment

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Yup, you did a good job, a very interesting project and thanks for the links.

[Walks @ 7]

Powerfully done and I thank you for sharing. We need to honor the sacrifice and learn from what was done so perhaps we won't repeat the same horror. Fav!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I love how you captured this because it seems like life-size in one moment and then miniature in the next. Great job!

[HTGT]

Please could you take me off the Get Pushed Challenge for a while. My mother was diagnosed with Cancer this week and I'm needing to provide quite a bit of support. Many thanks. Will miss it.

[☠northy]

@cottiac of course Cottia... i am SO sorry to hear that... i will keep both of you in my thoughts...

[HTGT]

@northy Thanks so much - thoughts and prayers are always welcomed 😁

[Domenico Dodaro]

The photo says more than the artwork here!