This 3d work was based on the painting Piazza d' Italia by Giorgio de Chirico, in 1913. I wanted to create a more "textured" image than the original which resulted in a slightly different view from the painting.
I was interested more in the creation of a mood (an appropriate "mysterious" atmosphere suitable for the painting) than the modeling. The particles are created partly in lightwave (the train's smoke for example) and partly in aftereffects (dust). I used some ready models from sites like metahumanity (like the two people talking at the left) and the high poly train at the back.