My first time participating in a competition. This gave me the oportunity for experimenting with snow/ice and the melting process. I liked the challenge of archieving a realistic render and creating props for the composition. The base was modeled with metaballs, it works perfect for snowmen.
Blender 2.61 Internal
Rendertime: 17min 25sec
Textures from: CGtextures.com
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