Island Diorama: Documentation

For my next portfolio piece, I've decided to work on a smaller diorama, as I have only three weeks in April before this is due. I've also decided to go for a mildly stylized look.

PRIMARY REFERENCE: ISLAND DIORAMA

PUREREF BOARD

_____________________________________________________________________________

ASSET BREAKDOWN

_____________________________________________________________________________

Island Diorama:

1. Main Cliff
2. Individual Bricks
3. Swirl-Carved Rocks
4. Glowy Rocks
5. Elevator
6. Elevator - Bamboo Supports
7. Elevator Frame
8. Elevator Rope
9. Grass
10. Wood
11. Torch
12. Flames

_____________________________________________________________________________

Materials:

1. Rock
2. Grass
3. Wood
4. Emission
5. Bamboo

_____________________________________________________________________________

Schedule:

1. Week 01 (April 2 - April 8): Showcasing completed blockout, rough lighting

1. Complete Proxy Blockout + Details on all Assets

2. Rough Lighting

3. Collection for Documentation

2. Week 02 (April 9 - April 15):

1. Zbrush High Res

2. Next Lighting Pass

3. Collection for Documentation

3. Week 03 (April 16 - April 22): 

1. GameReady and Baking

2. Substance Painter Texturing

3. Next Lighting Pass

4. Collection for Documentation

4. Week 04 - Showcasing Environment (April 23 - April 25):

1. Final Lighting Pass

2. Final Documentation

Module 3: Environmental Art Techniques Part 03 [Vertex Painting]

 RENDERS

Module 3: Environmental Art Techniques Part 02 [Trim Sheets]

 

Walls - Unreal

ZBrush Sculpt

Substance Painter

Gold - Base Color

Gold - Normal

Gold - ORM

Plaster - Base Color

Plaster - Normal

Plaster - ORM

Module 3: Environmental Art Techniques Part 01 [Tiling Geometry in Maya]

 

RENDER

REFERENCE: SECOND TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM

HIGH RES SCULPT

BAKED RESULTS

BAKE SETTINGS

SUBSTANCE RENDER (IRAY)

BASE COLOR

OCCLUSION ROUGHNESS METALLIC

NORMAL

PARALLAX IN SUBSTANCE

PARALLAX IN UNREAL

PARALLAX SETTINGS IN UNREAL