I decided to create a fire hydrant wearing a raincoat, surrounded by a cute low-poly street in Blender. I wanted to create an environment that supported my vision for the fire hydrant wearing a coat, which included a street. I thought it would bring balance to the final composition by adding a streetlight for ambiance, and I used a glow emission for the windows of the coffee shop. Adding complementary materials (such as the metal of the fire hydrant and the metal of the railing and streetlamp) helped the image feel more complete. I learned that adding a slight bevel to almost all the objects adds a lot of polish for the final result, with everything in the scene looking slightly rounded and friendly. I also took advantage of the inlay feature, which really helped my coffee shop design. I used a purple backlight to tie in to the blue world backdrop. Adding area lights of varying colours allowed me to have a beautiful gradient, which I then matched those colours to the colour correction when I composited so it would look cohesive.
