Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “pool mansion” idea for a while, and I finally got something that kinda works. It all started with me just daydreaming about having a ridiculously huge pool, you know, the kind that wraps around a whole house. So, I decided to try and, like, actually make that happen… digitally, at least.
Getting Started
First, I needed some kind of 3D software. I didn’t want anything super complicated, so I just grabbed something free and easy to learn. I spent a few hours just playing around with the basic shapes – cubes, spheres, that kind of stuff. I’m no artist, so it looked pretty rough at first.
Building the “Mansion”
The “mansion” part was basically just a big box. I mean, I added some smaller boxes on top to make it look a bit more house-like, but let’s be real, it was a box. I did try to add windows and doors, but they ended up looking more like weird, dark holes. Details are hard!
Creating the Pool
- I started by creating a large rectangle in my 3D environment.
- Then I started to use the “push” and “pull” to make the rectangle like a real pool.
- The tricky part was making the pool wrap around the house. I ended up making a bunch of smaller rectangular pool sections and carefully placing them around the box-house. It was like building with digital LEGOs, but way more frustrating.
Water Works (or Not)
Making the water look like, well, water was a whole other challenge. I messed with the material settings, trying to get that shimmery, reflective look. It took a lot of tweaking, and honestly, it still looks a bit like blue Jell-O. But hey, it’s blue and kinda shiny, so I called it a win.
Final Touches (and Frustrations)
I added some basic lighting to make it look a bit more… presentable. It still looked super basic, but at least you could see the pool and the box-house. I even tried to add some palm trees, but they ended up looking like green blobs. I quickly removed these blobs.
After many hours the final result is not perfect. It is really hard to make a good looking thing. But I learned a lot and did practice. That’s it.
