“The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of Tamilakam of Southern India and was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in world history. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire.”

“Rise of Cholas is a project that is very close to my heart.From my childhood I was very much fond of history.So I thought to make a Temple Ruin Environment with a Back Story from Real History.After the fall of Chola Empire, a monk laments it’s downfall by singing a poem about the return of Chola to the prosperity it once had.As a last hope,he prays to the Chola’s sole god,the Almighty(Shiva),for it’s resurgence from the ashes it crumbled into.This is the back story I created for the environment.This is my Mentorship project in Think Tank Training Centre .This idea came to my mind when I went to Brihadeeswara Temple in Tanjore which was built by the great king Raja Raja Cholan in 1010 AD.My Mentor DAN MIHAILA (Sr.Env Artist-Machine Games)helped me a lot during this project. Thanks to Dan and Think Tank Family.”

“Below are the Render Shots of the project.”

“Lighting the environment was very insightful.Used "Lumen" Unreal 5's new illumination technique.”

“Day Lighting”

“Below are the Render Shots From the scene.”

“Night Lighting.”

“Below are the Geo trim sets used for the creation of Temple. All Trims Have unique Trims as well as 4M , 2M and Filler Peices.So that i can use unique trims to change the angle of the mesh to show some arrangement variations”

“Trim_Set_D.”

“Trim_Set_B.”

“Trim_Set_C.”

“Trim_Set_A.”

“UNIQUE ASSETS.”

“Pillar Set.”

“Arches.”

“Elephant Stairs.”

“Rock Decors.”

“Filler Assets.”