After choosing a camera shot and composition, I textured the scene, added fx such as fog and sunlight and I rendered the whole scene in different composition maps (the one showing being the beauty raw render) before combining them and overpainting them.

In this part of the progress, after assembling all of the 3D assets, both modeled and downloaded, I tested different dispositions and camera shots, creating more 3D thumbnails.

I began with some fast sketches and thumbnails in 2D to explore the different composition and design options with the idea of a Japanese temple, shrine or traditional space without human presence.