Principles of Games Art

So after adding all my stuff into unreal I starting adding collisions, changing positions and adding all my objects in. From there I added material instances:

I also wanted positioning to be the same as my Maya file, so I create a translucent Instance of the entire scene in which I could import individual objects on top of…this allowed me to get the positions of the objects correct. Once everything was in the scene, I added, changed and moved objects to adapt to the new program

I have now added a proxy mesh of my entire model to unreal engine to test if it works, if the sizing is correct, etc. I imported it without any materials so that I could begin adding master materials and Material instances:

The last image is me adding a the material create in substance painter into Unreal engine. I created a master material and material instance and began setting up the process:

I have slowly been adding my assets into the Unreal Editor to begin interacting wit the assets and getting familiar with the software.

I have updated the market stalls! I found some inspiration from a few real life markets as well as looking at some 3D models on art station and sketchfab. After doing this, I began to make my own market stalls. The began very stiff, bu slowly I have created more personality by sculpting the wood to look more organic and old. I used the soft select tool on Maya to organically move the faces, edges and vertices around.

One issue I encountered with the soft elect tool is that if it was too low poly, it would create unnatural shapes and ruined the topology. The biggest issue was with the cauldron asset which in the end I had to remake as it was unsalvageable. The issue was highlighted when I began to UV map the object. This is some of the process below:

This luckily didn’t become an issue and I was able to create a high poly version to bake the mesh maps. I then attempted to paint the mushroom in a painterly and organic style. This was done using multiple quick brush strokes and changing the opacity to create numerous layers for a specific visual effect.

I then exported this through and into unreal engine 4 so when I added my asset into the editor I could begin working on master materials

I have completely changed the trees and added a lot more to create more of an environment. Additionally, even though I am doing a cut from a scene, I think I needed more markets in the back and middle ground. This won’t be focused on but to create ambience and atmosphere I want to add them. I’m thinking to add a light fog during the rendering process to create a really unique and mystical look.

I have also added more assets, such as money bags, coins and bowls and more potion bottles. I will need to make these less blocky and more personal later on.

After a Feedback session, I have realised that my shapes were too blocky and masculine. Therefore I have rounded the market roofs just slightly for a temporary fix before finding better references to model after.

Some more screenshots of the initial blockout compared to some of the changes I have implemented:

Now here is a painter of my new and updated concept:

I added this digital drawing into Maya as an image plane to use for inspiration for my new blockout. This was using reference from gravity falls, especially from the trees

Here are some really quick sketches for if I do a more cinematic approach rather than a diorama:

As we start to create a more detailed block out, I wanted to add some more reference images (both realistic and stylistic):

I think Gravity falls is going to be a big inspiration to me in terms of colour palette and art style. I love house large the trees are and the ‘fluffiness’ of them. In addition to this, there is a certain magical element to this which I want to implement into my design.

Here are some designs for potion bottles, colour palettes, etc:

Here is a very quick painter to experiment with colours. Not sure about this and need to do more research on colour palettes: