Done for a compositing challenge (3D-battle #1) in the Danish 3D community at 3dmaxer.dk. We had a week to complete, and in the voting, this entry won. The contest was nothing serious with a prize and all, just for the fun.

We were given a photo to use as a plate to put anything we wanted into. My eyes caught the water hose, a cactus that looked human - and from there, the idea of a thirsty cactus desperate to get water developed.

I rendered out different passes from Blender, and composited them and retouched a bit in Photoshop. Before putting the 3D in, I had retouched the original photo, removing all flowers and giving the whole thing a more worn out appearence to better fit the little point the image had to convey.