I really love the look of Japanese parks, so that inspired me to make this piece. The bridge model and cherry blossom trees are inspired by Japanese parks. I chose a low-poly style because I have seen it a lot in video games and I really like the style, plus the assets are quick and fun to create.
To make the scene really come to life, I added some animal models (the squirrel and bird), and to add character, I made one of the squirrels surrounded by acorns.
Created and textured in Blender.
Rendered in Cycles at 4K, 512 samples.
Time taken: ~7 hrs