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Princess Zabiyah - Sketchfab Mystery Contest

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Hello everyone!
Today I present to you my entry for the Sketchfab Minecraft Mystery contest.



Princess Zabiyah


Plot: Who killed princess Zabiyah?
Find out with the annotations on the Sketchfab model or download the map to find all hints!


Concept Explanation: The scene takes place in a context of political & economic tensions in the ancient middle east. The main inspiration for this fictive world comes from the “Orientalism” art current. It witnessed the fascination in the Occidental world for the Arabic countries’ culture through paintings and novels during the XIXth Century. Today I salute the masters of the Orientalism and present a more fantasy twisted interpretation of the theme.


Princess Zabiyah - Sketchfab Mystery Contest Minecraft Map

Technical Aspect
Challenging Minecraft builds in another XXL build was something I always wanted to do again. The theme is much more grounded/realistic than my previous science fiction or fantasy projects.
The Sketchfab contest was a good occasion to explore crime/mystery themes throughout different types of arts.
Most of the studies went into the patterns used in Middle-East. I consider design research as one of the essential steps in the making process. Finding inspiration from various sources and interpreting, modifying them was a very inspirational thing to do.
Tools used: World Edit, Voxel Sniper.

Princess Zabiyah - Sketchfab Mystery Contest Minecraft Map

Princess Zabiyah - Sketchfab Mystery Contest Minecraft Map





Inspiration Board
Paintings: Orientalism
Music: Vangelis, Muslimgauze
Movies: Ridley Scott














Credit
Thanks to Blockworks for hosting and sharing feedback.
To Dennisbuilds for his great cinematic.
To Crankerman, Joebricksy and Koala for the GIFS & renders.

Bonus & Facts
It is also my last project under the monicker Denzarou.
Building Progress shots: http://imgur.com/a/xQ007
Koala renders: http://imgur.com/a/0AYdt


How did the Princess Zabiyah die? Post a comment below if you think you found the answer!

Hope you enjoyed it, feel free to leave a comment for feedback or any questions!
CreditCrankerman, Joebricksy, Dennisbuilds, Splekh
Progress100% complete
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03/08/2017 3:18 pm
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Taehyung___
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So who did it? XD I think she commited suicide tho
1
10/26/2016 2:11 pm
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Aequotis
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[Very awesome when viewed in person wink]
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10/26/2016 2:36 pm
Level 43 : Master Artist
EonlI
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meme boi
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10/26/2016 2:09 pm
Level 73 : Legendary Pig
Aequotis
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Ily
1
10/25/2016 11:12 pm
Level 36 : Artisan Artist
Dezd
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Toujours aussi impressionnant :)
1
10/25/2016 2:45 pm
Level 48 : Master Enderdragon
Knuckles527
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Truly magnificent and original. A breath of fresh air for Minecraft projects :D
1
10/25/2016 12:38 am
Level 48 : Master Architect
VictoriaFaith_
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awesome!
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10/24/2016 12:57 pm
Level 30 : Artisan Unicorn
LukasGraham
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mysteriously dank
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10/24/2016 10:09 am
Level 84 : Elite Technomancer
ElysiumFire
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Nice ! :D
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10/24/2016 3:04 am
Level 71 : Legendary Architect
Norzeteus
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Very impressive, dia 4 you!
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