The palette

Grey and white stone: andesite, cobblestone, stone and tuff for the roots, polished andesite and smooth stone for edges and the crown frame, calcite and polished diorite for the pillars and spires, iron blocks for the beacon pyramid. The only colours are the red beam and the cloud of red, orange, pink and magenta glass around it.

Techniques

• A real beacon
• Roots that cascade
• A floating crown
• Energy around the beam
• Light against dark

The steps

1. Stone pedestal
2. Beacon base: 9 x 9 iron
3. Beacon base: 7 x 7 iron
4. Beacon base: 5 x 5 iron
5. Beacon base: 3 x 3 iron
6. The beacon, tinted red
7. Four stone roots
8. Root tips and lights
9. Four white pillars
10. Floating crown: the frame
11. Floating crown: eight spires
12. Stone spikes under the crown
13. A cloud of glowing glass

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