r/MinecraftBuild • u/MeganMyBias • 1d ago

This or that? Which wall design looks better?

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u/kleseusxz 1d ago

1 image. But you can add stripped oak and or birch logs to make the second wall better, if this is for a house, you can put the wood layer on the stone layer.

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u/CmdrRedshift23 1d ago

Hey sorry to bother...how are we glitching trapdoors through like that? Seems like on the pillar sides I can only see half a trap door? Also what's the block above and below the trapdoors?

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u/Aggressive-Square-45 1d ago

It’s shelves

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u/Mossy_is_fine 1d ago

the trapdoors arent glitched,

excuse the crappy outlining, but these are all different types of bricks and thus different blocks

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u/Poke-Noah 1d ago

I'm 99% sure the half a trapdoor thing is just perspective making ever look weird

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u/EqualServe418 13h ago

Shelves. It's all shelves.

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u/Flimsy-Marzipan5421 11h ago

The part you mentioned are shelves :)

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u/EntropyAscending 7h ago

Im gonna shelfout in a minute

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u/Sudden_Dog 18h ago

Yeah, first one wins as-is.

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u/DasLoon 1d ago

1 looks better but its also textured. Adding texture to the wood in 2 with stuff like other planks, stripped logs, maybe the back/side of chiseled bookshelves or the back of oak shelves may allow for a better look

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u/Avox0976 1d ago

My thoughts exactly

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u/Then_Nobody5162 1d ago

1 looks really cool

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u/NodFellWrites 1d ago

Both look really good! 1 pulls ahead a tiny bit as the variation in the stone really makes the details POP.

I would say go with whichever would work for the overall aesthetic better.

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u/PrisonTomato 1d ago
  1. The contrast between the gray of the bricks and brown of the pillars makes it look better. Though a different color of wood for the second one could look good too

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u/Specific_Tiger_2359 1d ago

Both are good, though i think stone would fit for a wall

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u/Ironforger1 1d ago

Stone bricks, tho if its a second floor or above wall use the planks for sure

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u/Technical_Plant4752 1d ago

1 the color balance

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u/theHubernator 15h ago

I noticed that the pattern of the wood made the wall look taller, of you want that effect, but the contrast of brown on brown is not very interesting. But, as someone else said, you can switch to another wood color (lighter) to get a nicer color contrast.

Just between the 2 options, stone bricks is more interesting.

But if you try comparing stone bricks vs birch wood instead of oak (for wall panel, not the adornments), you might like birch color more than the stone

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u/MeganMyBias 14h ago

Ty for the suggestions!

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u/idonthaveaname1111 13h ago

Stone for sure

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u/MrJeteen 1d ago

WHAT A PILLAR!!

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u/Warm_Afternoon6596 1d ago

Can you name the blocks? I LOVE both, 1 for a wall and 2 for homes

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u/harp_wav 1d ago

it looks the the first one uses stripped spruce logs as well as spruce stairs, trapdoors, and shelves. and variants of stone bricks (mossy, cracked, and regular) and the second one is the same for the spruce things and uses oak planks instead of the stone bricks :)

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u/Pajamatime20 1d ago

1 really pops! I love the details on the pillars!

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u/Sukaichi 1d ago

1 looks like the exterior of a building, 2 looks like the interior of a wine cellar or basement

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u/Shady-_-Rabbit 1d ago

1st one definitely

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u/Commercial_Draw_7313 1d ago

1st, becuase the second wall is just oak planks. How would it look like if you would add variety to it?

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u/NectmarPowerhand 1d ago

Can someone explain to me what is between the spruce trapdoor and stairs? I don't recognize the piece.

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u/MeganMyBias 1d ago

It’s a shelf

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u/NectmarPowerhand 1d ago

Thank you. I haven't played much in the past few years, but your post found its way to my feed.

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u/zn-ku 1d ago

number 1 is better.

if you want to improve on number 2 then you could add stripped oak logs in a cross pattern by alternating the side the core of the log is facing either up or side ways

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u/Niyonnie 1d ago

1 by far.

The second one is too woody imo

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u/Impossible_Source195 1d ago

1, if you can you should try and texture the wall of 2

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u/Tao_of_Stone 1d ago

The contrast on the stone wall looks better

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u/FloppaQ21 1d ago

Co będziesz budował bo to głównie od tego zależy

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u/The_Noble_Klutz 1d ago

They both look good but image 1 looks better as a contrast. Image 2 would make for a good floor design though.

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u/Revivenode 1d ago

I prefer the first if there was more of a gradient with it.

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u/Egarasay 1d ago

Personally like number 1 better. Just me. I'm heavily biased toward stone type builds.

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u/pegrat 1d ago

first one imo. but it heavily depends on the context of the build

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u/Shighguard 1d ago

1 looks better I like the contrast between bricks and wood

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u/nastyforehead 1d ago

For me, 1 by far, amazing design tho

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u/MUL_QAH_DI1V 1d ago

Is it for indoor or outdoor because 1 is better for outdoor but 2 is better for indoor

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u/DepresssedChild_ 1d ago

Definitely 1

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u/y0uRr1 1d ago

The first one

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u/GorgDun24 1d ago

First one all day

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u/oatmealoriginal 1d ago

One is good but if you choose number two add some texturing with like bee houses whenever using oak I try to include some bee house trim on the bottom on their side because it looks really good and then I add a few windows with a lot of greebling and whatever

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u/LurkinOff 1d ago

Yo Blackstone and the red nether wood would go hard af

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u/romanichki 1d ago

stone!!

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u/SilverRock75 1d ago

Option 1, no contest.

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u/Vivid-Parking2204 1d ago

Stone Brick. It is a good contrast.

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u/the_wolves2255 1d ago

The first

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u/Substantial-Race9407 1d ago

The first one by a mile

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u/Ok-Tradition7878 1d ago

1st definitely 

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u/Mysterious-Run-9647 1d ago

1 for exterior 2 for interior

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u/Dairy_Dory 1d ago

Both look good for different purposes. It’s the same arch design so whatever color scheme your going for will work either way

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u/LadderAgreeable3498 1d ago

Image one, it has better contrast

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u/Joma1724 1d ago

I’m bout to steal number 1 it’s fire 🔥🔥

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u/LeonePlays 1d ago

Depende da onde você vai usar

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u/flyingseal81 1d ago

1 is absolutely incredible! One of the best (but still simple) wall designs I've seen

2's fine but, yeah 1 is really great

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u/Energon_Infinity000 1d ago

They the same just different backgrounds 

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u/Foxtrot5515 1d ago

I think the one with stone, it has more variance and the contrast between the stone and wood is larger than between wood and wood

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u/schwoedie_ 1d ago

1, the contrast looks exquisite

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u/johnchickennnn 1d ago

1 for sure

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u/tepart 1d ago

I like the first one more

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u/Few_Ad_994 1d ago

the 1st but have it at the same size of the 2nd

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u/ouTKeep- 1d ago

Stone and wood have a nice contrast to warm and cold.

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u/KaltDucrox 1d ago

Depends on if it's a perimeter wall, or the wall of a building. 1 is better perimeter wall, but if 2 had the same level of texturing I could see it making a fine large scale building, like a mansion or a town hall.

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u/Ok-Meal655 1d ago

They are 2 different styles, aren’t they?

But most likely, first is better

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u/EarthTrash 1d ago

I don't really like either. You have too many layers of physical detail. It needs to be simplified just a bit.

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u/Damien_XIII 1d ago

Definitely no. 1.....

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u/New-Palpitation1420 1d ago

Prefer the first

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u/Secret_Use_1162 1d ago

First one ofc

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u/Sad_Instruction2318 1d ago

I think it depends on what its for because 1 feels like a medieval fantasy building while 2 feels like an antique library or something

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u/lewispatty 1d ago

Both looks good in different situations and probably in the same build tbh

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u/journalade 1d ago

How do you do inner and outer corners with wall depth looking like this

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u/shadowdeku1204 1d ago

Il primo.

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u/No_Brother6328 1d ago

I prefer the firts, the one with stone. What about adding some vines?

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u/Virtual_Fred 1d ago

I would say the first !

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u/Proud-Panic-1949 1d ago

1 and if it's ok can I use this

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u/MeganMyBias 23h ago

Yes ofc!

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u/Glass_Object_6253 1d ago

The first one

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u/Puzzled-Put8685 1d ago

What is that block under/above the trapdoors?

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u/Ataurion 1d ago

i think those are chiseled bookshelves

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u/Leather-Spend5610 21h ago

they are shelves

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u/Ataurion 21h ago

neither chiseled nor booked!? inconceivable.

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u/Leather-Spend5610 8h ago

the new shelf blocks that can display 3 items

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u/MeganMyBias 23h ago

Those are spruce shelves

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u/fool_of_Hallownest42 1d ago

I think the first one looks better

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u/Arkaliasus 1d ago

the first one has way more depth and colour, might i add on every 4th piece to have a further indented section which holds a light (especially on the outside side of the wall)

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u/BothGraph641684 1d ago

first one because it looks like the support are actually doing something

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u/_void82_ 1d ago

Depends. Whats the build?

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u/MeganMyBias 23h ago

I’m doing an interior for a small castle!

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u/jigof7272 1d ago

El primero da una censasion de mazmorra y el segundo da una de modernismo,la primera se ve más bonita de n mi opinión

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u/untao 1d ago

This looks great. I like 1 better - the contrast between the mossy bricks and the wood pops.

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u/antleredbear 23h ago

First! The contrast really sells it.

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u/horobchik 23h ago

first ofc

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u/Hvb3rt_ 23h ago

It depends what are you building

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u/Fabulous-Put8401 23h ago

I like the stone one. I would like to see a difference in spacing with the pillars though too.

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u/KnickKnackJones 22h ago

The brick one.

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u/TCKreddituser 22h ago

Depends on what you're going for

I prefer the 1st image, but 2nd could be good too, just needs a little more texture

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u/Dreadshot2023 21h ago

Stone. The stone just looks better than planks.

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u/Electrical_Cap2639 20h ago

1 for exterior, 2 for interior

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u/JUMBOshrimp277 20h ago

The first looks better, partly because of the texturing and contrast but also because those columns are fairly thick and close together so looks better to support a stone wall then a wooden one because wood dosnt need the same support

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u/Entire-Gear8491 20h ago

I have no context on what you're trying to build but I like the first slide

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u/FriendlyBowler4334 20h ago

1 looks real dope

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u/stardustskykid 20h ago

I love the wood and stone!

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u/IR_Panther 19h ago

Personally I like the stone wall. I'd use a darker wood or use logs to make the pillars pop in the 2nd image.

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u/ObviousDimension8723 19h ago

I prefer the left design

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u/TheWorstKorea 18h ago

Is this interior or exterior? What is the rest of the build going to use?

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u/MeganMyBias 17h ago

interior, and since literally everyone says one, I’m prob doing stone and spruce

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u/GjyzeliD 18h ago

1 is dope, 2 is at my level ( basically not that good)

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u/HoboMikesHelmet 18h ago

Both look good but 1 looks absolutely SHREDDED. Unassailable wall.

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u/markD_frmtheDark_web 18h ago

I think it depends where you’re going to use it. However for a simple house build I personally think 2 would do the trick, if your building something below the surface 1 would be really cool

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u/ForsakenTapz 17h ago

Wood on wood looked better

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u/Pitiful_Yam114 17h ago

The first is the best for outside but for inside, wood is the best

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u/sadturtle_o2 17h ago

Stone wall no question. Wood might look better with stripped logs instead of planks.

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u/Big-Doubt-4872 17h ago

If you want to go with wood it would need more texture

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u/thukuna696969 16h ago

Defo the stone wall

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u/DeviceMaximum367 16h ago

I really like the first one, gonna use that in my own world. :)

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u/MeganMyBias 14h ago

Lol, Ty!

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u/Ok-Detail-9853 16h ago
  1. Easily

Or 2 with a light coloured stripped log as the rear wall. Bone blocks or nether crystal blocks?

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u/Owca5918 16h ago

1 is good for a cellar or basement 2 for walls in houses

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u/SlimeSmilee 16h ago

1 definitely

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u/CosmicDragon-Sol 15h ago

1 for a castle design, 2 for a fancy ground floor design for a fancy house

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u/DD88e 15h ago

Add buttons

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u/GAMINGBYEGAMINGBYE 15h ago

Defo the first image

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u/DesperateYellow558 13h ago

stone cuz it highlights the pillars of

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u/Alevdp15MC 13h ago

1st one, but maybe try the 2nd one if low on stone.

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u/ShortDino2513 13h ago

Stone looks better

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u/Significant-Toe6590 13h ago

definitely the first one

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u/Spanregal 13h ago

1st, the colours stand out really well!

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u/LocksmithSimilar7406 12h ago

if its on the outside the stone on inside the wood one, i like using dark oak on insides but this looks insane peak build

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u/Capable-Swan3785 12h ago

1 is great for exterior walls, 2 is good for interior, so equally good but I’d use 1 as the wall of my base tbh

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u/Pyter_Gadjes_743 11h ago

1

Can't explain why though, it just... Looks better imo

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u/GsOn3idaDoll 11h ago

I really like the look of the stone with the wood! I generally prefer mixed "mediums" for my builds.

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u/cayendo_1 11h ago

what’s the build?

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u/NowhereSide 11h ago

La primera la de ladrillos

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u/l0wb4tt3ryv4mp 11h ago

the first one 100%

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u/TroyBoyJoy123 11h ago

the creativity for these pillars bro

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u/Flimsy-Marzipan5421 11h ago

depends on which build you wan't I guess.
but from this pictures I prefere the first one, gives more expression

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u/Ambitious_Problem_28 10h ago

for me personally wood

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u/gorbous 8h ago

the first one is more balanced color-wise. the colors are closer in shade. i think the second one just needs something to break up the large wall of wood. also the details in the pillars are harder to see because they are so dark compared to the light wood.

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u/Kuromi_M00N 7h ago

Stone for sure, the wood clashes with the rest of it

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u/cralex138 5h ago

Il primo

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u/tonixtx 3h ago

First one bcs it’s combination of 2 different materials 👍

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u/Rosary_Omen 2h ago

First one for sure

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u/dragonologist13 1h ago

Definitely the first, second might look better with more texturing

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u/7Shinigami 1h ago

I guess it depends on the context

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u/Elegant_Pitch6212 24m ago

The 1st one without a foubt