I spent 20 days building a gothic fantasy city
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I wanted to build a huge gothic-inspired fantasy city - with built in lights and fog machines - inspired by Mistborn!
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Its funny because brick laying is the major painstaking part of actual gothic city building too. 😅
We all know that Martina's creativity and crafting skills are through the roof, but today I am gonna tip my hat to Hansi, his cinematography, editing and pacing gets better with every video. Just look at the finished shots at the end, yawdropping is an understatement.
Thank you, very fun to play with the final result filming! I can take no credit for the editing though, that's all our very talented editor, Lasse 😄-H.
the fact that Martina's hair faded through out the video just shows how much time this project took
Could just be the filters not being as strong lmfao
How is it that every single thing you make is somehow even more astounding than the last? Incredible. Amazing. The planning. The patience. The persistence. The painting. The precision. The passion. Mind blowing every time.
I just started reading the mistborn trilogy!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! You even included the mists! This has been my favorite project, yet!!!!
Martina and the never ending saga of her suffering with bricks always cracks me up 💚
You're a sadistic individual. Did you know that? 🤣
Whatever you're doing, you have to hope it doesn't have a 'step 4: suffering'
Me too because you don't need to be that particular. I do a lot of architectural drawings, especially gothic buildings. Sketching the bricks is like second nature to me but you don't have to put that level of detail for the effect, i.e. it's ok if some lines are missing. You don't need to actually draw every line of a brick. Most old buildings are so weathered you don't see that much detail and it looks more realistic to roughly and quickly do it. Then just go over some areas harder afterwards and it gives the illusion its all there, hard to explain without showing it but if you saw my drawings you would know what I mean. It's much quicker than painstakingly making sure every brick is perfectly drawn.
ayyy 500💜
I got literal chills at the final result shots! This is so amazingly beautiful. I hope Brandon Sanderson sees this. It embodies the first Mistborn series perfectly in my opinion.
The result is insane 😮
That would be so cool if he got to see this.
Amazing, Martina, and I loved the negative space effect of the final project. Now we need to start a betting pool on how long it'll be before we see the video titled: _"Who needs a house? I just bought 16 hectares of forest in northern Norway and built a FULL-SIZE castle!"_ At the rate the dioramas are getting bigger, I think we're looking at 3 years. 😁
And there will be a freakout about the number of bricks in the FULL-SIZE castle! ;)
And she’ll try to finish it in two days then there will be an update of her in the hospital because the poorly built castle collapsed on her. She needs to SLOW DOWN and take her time. Pretty sure that’s how she lost a finger.
No, I think the title of that video will be 'we're moving in ten years, follow us during the building proces' 😄
@@InsaneLaughter01 its not
Why do I get the feeling that the ideas brainstorming session went along the lines of:
Martina: *busts through the door* "I've just had the best idea...!"
Hansi: *sighs and opens Blender* "... I'll get the soldering iron heating up"
imagine having this epic city along with an ecosystem inside of a terrarium it would be on another level
The cinematic shots at the end made it look so realistic, it’s like I was actually walking in the city! This could be perfect for some stop motion animation/short movie.
Agreed. This was like watching the making-of parts of Lord of the Rings on the extended versions.
Agreed & you stole my comment 😂 that was some beautiful cinematography at the end
Came here to say this! 🎉❤
They could borrow it for some movie actually :0
@@TobiasDettingeryes they could:0 :O :o
Vin and Elend would be happy in this city. You guys do awesome and inspiring work every time. Keep being and embracing the awesome artists you all are. Let's go!
Ahhh a fellow world hopper
Love those books! Those misty streets could have been pulled right from their pages.
My first thought. Looks just like I pictured the architecture in mistborn!
I love this project! It actually reminds me a lot of what I picture when I’m reading Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. That central castle is very much the architecture of the Lord Ruler’s palace in my mind.
Edit: 10:54 ok, lesson learned. Watch video, then comment. Awesome job capturing the vibe of Mistborn!
The fact that you thought of Mistborn before she mentioned it shows how well she executed her vision for this project, though. :)
I'm currently rereading Mistborn and showing it to my girlfriend, and when you first showed your artwork for what you were making I turned to her and said "hey, it's Luthadel." Then you said you based this off Mistborn hahaha! I love it! It turned out amazing, and I love the final results montage with the red sun!
At this rate, I feel Martina is going to build a full size castle soon 🏰 :>
I'm calling it now: Video in 2025-ish, "We spent X weeks building our own real life castle! + moving vlog"
They're gonna build and live in their own castle someday I'd swear haha. Love these awesome nerds.
@@shirokku3279 then the next video will be them building a city around their castle and us fans can compete for residency
[glances over to suggested videos]
hmmm... looks like she already did that.
I love this channel so much. It just never disappoints. Every time I watch one of your videos, I immediately feel more creative and have to bring out whatever art project I’m working on at the time. You also inspired me to start learning Norwegian, and I am now planning on studying abroad in Norway in a year or two. Tusen takk Martina & Hansi for continuously creating masterful videos!
The video can't even explain how hard brick carving is. I used to make stuff like this but quit after knowing I had to carve bricks. Great job, Martina!
Absolutely stunning! Mistborn is one of my favorite series of all time and this is an incredible representation of how I saw the world in my head. If they ever do an adaptation the NEED to get you involved in designing the look and feel of the world!
15:30 basically city planning with road layout, piping, and electric. The level of detail is just amazing.
The algorithm sent me down a rabit hole of your guys' videos, and I am so happy for it. I have never been a creative person, but your videos inspire me so much. This year, I am making hogwarts robes by hand for Halloween for myself and my husband. Your perseverance makes me not give up in my own project. ❤
Keep it up, doesn't have to be perfect, and can always be modified. Good luck :)
Hogwarts robes? I dunno ... that seems pretty dang creative to me! Don't sell yourself short! Creativity takes many forms. If it makes you happy, go for it! Sewing isn't something I'm good at unless you count thread snarls and wonky or missed stitches as artistic. Lol The closest I've come to sewing is the felt fabric mosaic art I've done with my youngest grandkids. A My Little Pony project with my granddaughter and a felt Spiderman with my grandson. Cut out pieces, glue and patience.
@timshader8360 I think it's creative too, and that was kind of the point of my post. They inspire me to be able to do the project in the first place and not give up along the way. I've never done any sewing in my life, so kind of like Martina, I've bit off more than I can chew. Thank you for the kind words ❤️
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@@bardsamok9221 thank you 😊
It's so cool to finnally meet another Mistborn fan. It's such a great series and the author is great too!
Martina should have her own tv shows and movies 😩🤌🏻
For real, this quality is the one of Netflix or TV shows. Amazing🎉
A TV show would just determine what she does. She has her own show and you are watching it.
@@Mojova1 exactly!!!
We would need a lot of Martinas, which ain't happening... She is just perfectionist, which wouldn't really work there, they expect easy money with small effort, but if that ever happened we would be able to watch one movie within 20 years :D, which of course would be glorious to watch :D
Oh definitely!
It makes me smile when someone mentions one of Brandon Sanderson’s literary works in a place I don’t expect it. The Mistborn series is straight fire 🔥🔥🔥 happy to see y’all getting inspiration from it!!
I got so excited when you mentioned the Mistborn series. I LOVE that series and my husband and I are huge Brandon Sanderson fanatics!
Random idea for something to make: make a defuser that looks like a volcano or a factory because defusers release all the vaporized air that looks like smoke
I love that you used the Mistborn world as inspiration. They are such good books.❤
“ And it’s hollowed out ✨If✨ we want to add lights”
When we all know that she is definitely going to add
✨LIGHTS!✨
The final resolts gave me shivers and goosebumbs. Really cool this gothic town with the mist.
Me getting confused I Martina wasn't wearing her engagement ring in the start of the video, but then remembered this video over 20 days, so Hanzi probably hadn't proposed yey. I then spent almost half the video keeping tabs to see if she was wearing it AND SHE WAS! Congratulations to you both again btw (I said it on the FB post too) 😁😅❤️
I love it!! Reminds me of the city and Noble Keeps of Luthadel (from Brandon Sanderson's "Mistborn!")
(edit: Holy crap, you even used the red sun in the "final result" shots! Excellent work!)
My jaw dropped when you mentioned the inspiration for this project was the mistborn series, literally one of my favorite books ever! I'm absolutely in love with the end result 😍😍🤩🤩
I'm assuming it's the Brandon Sanderson series, right? I'm wanting to add it to my reading list
@@Spiker985Studios It's of the Brandon Sanderson series. WE NEED STORMLIGHT NERDFORGE BUILDS!!!
2:57 what I usually do to make textures this small is to make a very good texture in Photoshop, print it in adhesive vinyl and then put it in the "wall" like a big sticker
It looked amazing as it was being built, but the red lighting at the end absolutely sold it! It's totally Scadriel now! (and I know a cosplayer who used a mist system like that, to make Jasna's shardplate!)
It's not only the coolest foam city I've ever seen but it's also insane that it took you ONLY 20 days! The way that "impossible" turns to be pretty easy in your hands is just breathtaking
The only real way to use a vape is this 11:00
I desperately want a video from the perspective of someone walking through this. So beautiful. You two are constantly outdoing yourselves and it’s a joy to watch.
Imagine Martina scaling up her builds every year and in a few years she’s making a life size fantasy city (out of foam)
This is awesome, you two! Mistborn is an amazing series, and you have captured the vibe perfectly. Just how I would have imagined it. Great work!
i just recently discovered your channel and i'm in loooove! i don't normally comment on youtube videos (like, ever) but i have some ideas of projects i would love to see you guys take on:
1. an ice palace using mostly clear materials? like acrylic, resin, recycled plastics, etc.
2. a LIVING diorama using mostly living materials! real moss, real water feature, real tree bark, etc. I think that would be SO COOL.
3. i would love to challenge Martina to make a super girly fairy village. lots of colors and lights and flowers. you guys normally do stuff that's kind of dark and that's super cool, but i'd love to see what you do with something fun and bright.
all of these would be great projects and i'd love to see them come to life
As super cool (and I really think its super cool!!!!) as this is I sometimes miss when you did smaller projects and it felt a little more personal instead of long epic timelapses. I hope you just continue doing what inspires you the most and makes you happy, I will stay subscribed and excited foy your content regardless but hoping for the return of the smaller things where Martina talked us though crafting all these various little details.
I saw the Thumbnail and instantly thought of Luthadel. It is so good. I personally imagined Kredik Shaw to look more like a sort of black sea urchin. 😅
Brandon really needs to hire you for something at some point 👌 Amazing work, as always, guys 😊 inspiring x
Love it ! If get a couple of natural stones , saves wasting aluminium foil , for texturing XPS ? Railway ballast ( granite) rock of choice, although something to look out for on happy wanderings , don't go on or near Railway !
Martina’s horror face while cutting the foam prompted an actual LOL: memories of insulating almost 90 yards of 4’ x 4’ duct with foam blueboard came flooding back. On a roof-in August in the South. That kind of fun job is exactly why I watch these videos on the weekends.
That's so impressive.😮 now i can only imagine adding some leafless trees, tattered banners, dead grass, a little bit more detail colour wise ( like stained glass from plexi and translucent paint), hanging rope/wood bridges connecting towers and houses which doors sre boarded up, abandoned carts, boxes with merchandise spilling out .and the few unlucky people running from smoke monsters who didn't hear the alarm in time..*insert scary music here* And a figure of pink and purple haired wizard observing the effects of the ancient curse.
It's very cool! But i would love to see an interactive build from the idea of, if you had magic how would you build yourself a home and why? What materials would you like to use? What rooms do you need and where? How would you make it comfortable?
This project is a testament to your amazing patience and dedication! I'm always enthralled when watching your production process, no matter what art you're creating. And this one was ....huge! Glad to see you're happy with the results. Coolest parts? The lighting and the fog. Always the fog!
"A lady stared out of the window, looking at the large city, the people walking and talking around the streets, shops closing, and bars opening. The lady couldn’t help but look at all the fun happening in the streets. Suddenly, she heard a voice yelling, "Hurry up; we are going to be late to the opera." The lady quickly put on her long, silky black gloves, and then she placed a beautiful diamond necklace around her neck. Later, the lady arrived at the opera house. She sat down in the seats with her husband. She listened to the opera. It was beautiful, but little did she know that soon darkness would fall on the city and curse all the citizens with immortality."
(Writing random stories on the things they build part 1)
(Balls)
cool
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(Continuing random stories on the things they build part 1)
The cramping of her stomach woke her in the middle of night, waves of nausea and cold crashing down on the lady’s body, while a sense of doom settled in her chest. Trying to reach her bathing chambers, she rose from her bed, only to crash to the floor shortly after. As if her own body had shut her out, she lay on the floor, shaking and trembling. She felt so immensely tired, so cold, so lost. The darkness in the corners of the room seemed to come alive, moving and growing until there was nothing but black surrounding her, stealing her sight, getting closer by the second. She fought, when the black tendrils left an ice cold touch on her skin, she poured every last part of herself into commanding her body to move. But to no avail. It didn’t take long for the darkness to swallow her whole, as she lay on the floor, unable to move and completely robbed of all senses, she felt it reach inside her soul, taking a golden sliver from it. The shadows retreated from the corners, from the walls and ceiling, gathering around her and seeping into her skin. Freezing cold lightning shot through her veins, taking over her entire body, creeping into her heart and settling into every fibre of her being. Then, everything changed. The lady’s eyes adjusted to the darkness, giving her a clear vision she had never known before. Her ears picked up the songs of nocturnal birds somewhere far away, the barking of several dogs in the dark alleys of the city. She smelled the jasmine oil she had bathed in on her skin, the lavender growing in pots on her windowsill. Her body was brimming with energy all of a sudden, filling her with the sense of newfound strength unlike anything she had known before. And then, from the corners of her room, the shadows began whispering to her. _Child of Night, I am calling you. Child of Darkness, I am claiming you. Child of the Void, I am Chaos and we are one._
Whatever had happened that night, it had affected every single citizen, killing most of them in the process. Every day for a week now, carriages flooded the streets, filled with corpses destined for the mass grave the people had dug outside the city. Two thirds of the population had been found dead in their homes, black veins covering their entire bodies and eyes turned completely black. The surviving citizens all told the same tale, growing shadows, complete helplessness and freezing cold. The only thing that separated the lady’s experience from everyone else‘s was the shadow‘s whispers, the voice that had called out to her. As if she had been only one to hear it.
Edit: grammar
@@frikkinpenguin omggg you’re awesome!
(Love the way you continued my comment! )
Three days after the night of the crawling mist, the lady found herself in front of the temple tribunal - that is, those of the council that had survived. She was one of many called to testify as to their experience that horrible night, and to be questioned as to why they had survived the ordeal while countless others perished.
“What happened to you is not dissimilar to what happened to others we have heard here today,” noted the Chief Magistrate. “Yet you appear stronger, more hale of body than most others. Can you explain this ?”
The lady hadn’t told anyone of the voice that spoke to her, afraid she might be accused of illicit sorcery or communion with unclean spirits. In the days since the mist appeared, no one else had mentioned hearing voices, so the lady kept what she had heard from the inquisition.
“I don’t know why I am still alive, let alone why I seem to be unharmed. I suffered the same pains and agonies of the other townspeople, and yet … here I stand.”
The council was not convinced. “Surely something about you differs from the others that still live ? Can you think of nothing that might account for this ?” asked the Third Prefect.
The lady kept her silence, shaking her head in denial of the accusation, yet she knew one thing had been different about her on the day leading up to the plague night : a small blue mark had appeared on her right wrist, the size of a grape, in the shape of two snakes intertwined about a tree branch. The mark did not persist, and faded to barely visible as the day turned into evening. By the next morning, the blemish had all but completely vanished, leaving behind only a pale, ghostly impression of itself on her skin.
this is amazing!! man i really wish your videos were longer i love watching the process of it all coming together
I love that u guys put the clock up. It’s so cool to really see HOW LONG these projects take
That final shot, god damn. The Final Empire's capital looking amazing. The red sun in the background, the dark, gloomy buildings... The mist, and the ash falling from the sky. Gorgeous!
What I love about Martina and Hansi is that, though they are so incredibly talented, they are humble about it. If I had one ounce of their talent, I don’t think I could be so modest hahaha
Looks amazing as always! I know it would have taken too long, but I'd love to see this fully kitted out with miniatures everywhere all through the streets. Can you imagine, like backstreet scenes, cats in alleyways, assassins perched on a tower roof etc? Ah well, maybe when you're bored you'll keep adding to it :D
I'd so love to see you do something like Bloodborne's Clocktower, or a part of Yharnam. It would be amazing!
Sooo cool! I‘m actually rereading the series right now 😂 So it is the perfect timing 😁 I really can imagine Vin jumping from tower to tower 🤩
This looks so damn cool I can't wait to watch the whole video !!
I've found that for brand new projects that I've never attempted before that it's good to double the amount of time I expect it to take. It gives me time to figure out different or new techniques, potential failures, and time to rest! Being able to rest, especially if certain parts are very tedious, helps to keep me motivated and on track.
It seems like perhaps Martina is part of club ADHD, and that can really hamper the process and time. That vision board software would have helped me so much back in college! 😭 I'm glad there are tools to assist in the creative process that really cut time and help with planning. I hope that people who can benefit from this kind of thing will seriously use it.
Also, right before she mentioned using a texture roller I immediately thought, "Wouldn't it be much faster and easier to use a roller? 😅 Also, with the scale of the bricks to model size it really isn't that noticeable that a roller was used. Plus, if you're really bothered by it you could add brick variety to the roller before printing it, and use multiple rollers that are each a little different.
The end result is stunning as always! Keep up the great work Martina and Hansi! ❤
Amazing work, you are very wonderful. I loved the details of the stones and the small leaves on the stairs ❤
Obsessed with this and with everything Brandon Sanderson!! You should totally try to get his attention with this piece, I'm quite certain he'd be ecstatic to see it! Everything you guys make is 10/10
It looks like a diorama for a movie set, the detailwork ist amazing. Great Job Guys
Using your structures for d&d sessions would be an absolute dream lol. Im nowhere near this crafty!
I think you guys should do a mini superhero homecity series, like batmans gotham, supermans krypton, aquamans atlantis etc. All light up and special effects. 😉 Great video as always.
Honestly the bubbles kinda make it look even more realistic since it’s under water and the pressure and cracking of objects/sea life would do that. This came out amazing as always, Martina!
Beautiful work as always! 💜
Omg, as soon as I saw the sketch for the project I was like: "Wow, it's giving Mistborn!". My jaw dropped when you mentioned it was inspired by the trilogy, goes to show how talented you are: that's exactly how I imagined Luthadel! You guys naaaailed it as always!!!
yoooo that red sunlight at the end made it SICK. Fantastic shots, and well crafted :D
nice that there are also some romanesque and renaissance features! gives the city a more natural look, as if it was build over the ages, not designed and built in one time.
when i saw the notification for a split second i thought you were making a whole city and just accepted it as something you would do
Martina mocking herself for not being able to calculate how long the project would take was the best XD
But I'm glad she's not alone and she has the Craftoholics Anonymous to talk to :D
As soon as I saw the concept for it I thought of Luthadel and Kredik Shaw. Looove to see some Mistborn inspiration in there, and the build looks incredible!!
now that we have the set, we need to do a stop-motion short in this city!
as someone who works with stone, loves gothic fantasy, and is a total nerd. I cannot love or like this enough.! Truly amazing creativity!
This is just so STUNNING! The way you filmed the reveal gave the impression to really walk the streets of this city. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!!!!
i think it would be so cool, now that you have made the interior of the workshop magical, to design a model of what it would look on the outside
“Step 4, *suffering*” made me fall off my chair 😂
Hey nerd forge! I love your videos! The amount of talent and time you put in to make these masterpieces is mind boggling for me. Keep it up!! ❤❤
I totally agree, you guys are so amazing!
LOVE the Mistborn References!
Do you guys prefer the old or new trilogies and have you read Stormlight Archives?!
This is awesome!! I'm sure it has been covered before, but what do you do with the dioramas and models after making and filming them?
I can't believe you threw in the pantheon into your gothic fantasy city. Did you really think we wouldn't notice?
Wspaniałe!!!
It reminds me of The Hunchback or Notre Dame. I can imagine him looking out of the very top ❤️ I love it
You always challenge yourself.
You choose projects you question your ability to complete.
You have courage.
I'm sure I'm not the only one to adore this of you.
this is such a good build. The shot up the stairs honestly looked like a movie miniature level shot. I'm pretty sure you have to green screen yourself in your armor into this scene
This was incredible guys. How it came together at the end and the cinematography to show of the details was so beautiful, you guys truly improve every project. BRB I have to go reread mistbourne now with this in my mind
I love how when Martina uses the word "epic" - it's actually going to be fricking epic!
This makes me really want to see a combination of this and the cyberpunk builds to make a Warhammer 40k build!
That was the coolest project I’ve literally ever seen! It looked so realistic in the ending shots too!
wow! the lighting for the end shots is gorgeous!
Hansi's explanations are hilarious ! Picture, picture ! Rotate, rotate ! It gives me major Friends vibes, I can hear Ross yelling PIVOOOT !!! xD
Also Martina, you have done more than your fair share of bricks for now. You diserve some brick rest !!!
I would love to see you build something with preserved insects. Could make an epic battle scene or something. Anyway, love to see you work with such passion, goofiness and skill! Never change!
This was an awesome build to watch! The level of detail and creativity... outstanding job!
I don't know what's more incredible, your talent, your patience or your focus...
i swear this miniature is movie quality, the only thing in my opinion that's missing are some gargoyle's or grotesque's on the rooftops
Idk where this channel has been my whole life-just stumbled across it. Absolutely stunning work! Now I have hours of content to catch up on 🙃
You’ve got to have an incredible amount of dedication to build something like this.
another amazing build... not going to lie i was sort of distracted by the amazing wizard window in the background. also, not sure if you covered it in any if your videos but could you talk about what tablet and software you use for your sketching etc please. 😀
Wow!!👏👏👏 i never get disappointed from your projects! So fun to watch! Thank you!❤
Getting big Dras Leona vibes from this! Expecting to see Eragon fighting the Ra'Zac in the final result at any point :)
One of my favourite things you've done so far! Looks so good, the cinematic shots were awesome. Thanks for inspiring creativity in all your videos! 🖤🖖
Your videos make me so happy 😊 I love how this project turned out
I love the energy you have when you create and present something, it's very inspiring.