Kraken in the CupboardMythical depiction of the Kraken bursting its way out of a bookcase cupboard.

Rendered using Cycles X, with all compositing done inside of Blender. I originally began making this to see how closely I could recreate my own dining room, but later decided that it could be pushed further and developed into a full scene by adding in some more elements. Created with some CC0 assets from ambientcg, polyhaven, blendswap, unsplash, and avopix.

Final

Alternate idea

Early progress

Main reference images

Assets list

Wood Floor 017 texture, Wood 049 texture, Antique Ceramic Vase 01 model, Decorative Book Set 01 model, https://polyhaven.com/a/mantel_clock_01 https://polyhaven.com/a/WoodenTable_01 https://polyhaven.com/a/tea_set_01 https://polyhaven.com/a/Television_01 https://polyhaven.com/a/ceramic_vase_01 https://ambientcg.com/view?id=PaintedPlaster017 https://polyhaven.com/a/dining_chair_02 https://polyhaven.com/a/standing_picture_frame_02 https://unsplash.com/photos/Bin0C2RtQpI https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDQNk0oHUX1hpzBAGuEuCkmWvPDxbH6MNZdQ&usqp=CAU https://blendswap.com/blend/7571 https://ambientcg.com/view?id=PaintedPlaster015 https://ambientcg.com/view?id=SurfaceImperfections013 https://avopix.com/photo/59076-35mm-film-grain-texture https://polyhaven.com/a/Lantern_01 https://www.blendswap.com/blend/25903 https://polyhaven.com/a/horse_statue_01