Blade Runner/Cyberpunk Streets

JoshVanZuylen · Sep 2015

Hey Polycount!

I have not done a wip in forever, so I think I'm going to jump on this now...
I'm aiming for the middle of Blade Runner and Cyberpunk 2077.

Latest:

Heres a reference board that happened:
pin_boardjpg

Started last weekend past so I have done some bits.
Cyberpunk_City_1jpg

I'm thinking I will throw all the assets into UE4 so I can get a refresher in that as well. Should be able to get some nice results! (....I hope....)

Current goal is to get half the street looking mad so I don't go "mad" from all the modeling before I start the other. Also might give me some ideas on how to go about designs and such. Should be pretty fast to set dress if I have some small props ready to go too!

Cant wait hear peoples Ideas!

Ged · Sep 2015

love the atmosphere in blade runner! those glowing lights in the fog are so great. Looking forward to watching your progress, looks like a great start.

clinington · Sep 2015

Great start. Blade Runner is such a great looking film!

Looking forward to seeing more progress.

CharlieD · Sep 2015

sweet! i love blade runner. nice start!

frmdbl · Sep 2015

Love it already, nice scale.
I'm super excited to see what becomes of it, as I've been meaning to do a Cyberpunk environment for ages.

Make sure to check out the Blade Runner artbook by Syd Mead.

Poinball · Sep 2015

Nice !! Amazing Start

Nig+s+face+when+he+hear+s+the+start+of+a++_3586331363b079aeadd14132b62107b8.gif

Shyralon · Sep 2015

Another cyberpunk environment, seems to be a popular topic at the moment

The blockout looks great already, can't wait what you will do with the lighting and shaders.
Definetly keeping an eye on this!

Turneep · Sep 2015

Love it. Really nice blend of basic geometry for the eye to get lost in.

LaurentiuN · Sep 2015

Subscribed !! Dont forget to have fun doing it

JoshVanZuylen · Sep 2015

Back!

Started to break up the scene into modular blocks yesterday, I got distracted by Ace Ventura movies and didn't get much else done...

I have updated ue4 to the latest so I should be able to chuck everything in there soon and build it with my block out assets and just replace them as i make them.

I Modeled the highpoly for one of the pillars on the newer building tonight. Might add some more panels/cables and such on my lunch break tomorrow not sure yet.

JoshVanZuylen · Oct 2015

Hey guys,

I finished(for now) texturing the pillar
Here is a link to the art station post if you want to look at it in 3D: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/blade-runner-cyberpunk-pillar

amirabd2130 · Oct 2015

looks really good

aaronmwolford · Oct 2015

Nice texture work on the pillar. I would push the base grunge at the bottom a bit. It wasn't until I zoomed in that I was really able to see the dirt you applied. Great start!

Cglewis · Oct 2015

i really like the use of color on that pillar its very clean but it tells a story, nice job!

Nolt · Oct 2015

Looking nice man! I might scuff up some of the edges a bit more to help them read a bit better. I really like the forms you are using

oxygencube · Oct 2015

Cyberpunk = drool. Great start... Following this.

JoshVanZuylen · Oct 2015

Back again.

From block out to highpoly..

Started a highpoly asset of the other older building. I guess you could say it's a pillar???

Any Crits?

frmdbl · Oct 2015

Is that 'clay rendering' in the first post pretty much what you want to go for or
just a random shot?

I suggest that you settle on the blockout, perhaps apply some basic colors to the meshes,
play with lighting etc.
Then move on to detailing and then texturing.

I think the first pillar looks good, but I'm not sure about the brownishness.

JoshVanZuylen · Oct 2015

@frmdbl Yea man, That "Clay render" was my first block out. mainly to play with building designs and such.
I have another in engine that I'm working with at the moment.
I have pretty much nailed down on the colour pallet for the buildings, all of the colour reference has come from Blade runner, Lighting will be very similar.
I don't want to lock myself down to lighting just yet as the scene evolves once you throw down some texture.

Colour is super flexible in my pipeline.. I have a toolset that I have written to change the colours. Its suppose to be that gross beige colour. that's everywhere in Blade.

I'll post a screen of in engine once I have the week cleared so you can see

JoshVanZuylen · Oct 2015

Hey guys,

Here is another update. had some fun working on this guy. held back on alot of details as i want to add them in engine later.

amirabd2130 · Oct 2015

awesome looking pillars

LaurentiuN · Oct 2015

Looks nice, keep`m coming.

EDIT: on marmoset viewer u have this ugly line....on the first picture here on PC.

Dvids · Oct 2015

Did you do some sculpting on the last one?

In general, what Program/Workflow are you texturing with?

Subscribed and curious for more progress

JoshVanZuylen · Oct 2015

@s1dk cheers man, ewww thats gross... fixing that!!!

@dvids Yeah, first sub-d a base that i then took into zbrush. then made the low poly from that. The texturing is a mix of my own home brew of procedural texturing, photosourcing and hand painting. 100% done is photoshop.

JoshVanZuylen · Nov 2015

I'm not dead I swear!!!

So between work being sick and my computer dying I have not managed to post anything. This makes me sad...

Unreal engine is not behaving at the moment and won't install to my new SSD so i can't show any layout renders YET. Need to figure that one out.

Here is an update of what i have managed to do:
As per usual: High-poly(Maya) > Low-poly(Maya) > Sculpt(Zbrush) > Bake(Knald) > Texture(Photoshop/Quixel)

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/newage_window_1.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/newage_window_2.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/newage_window_3.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/chunky_building_walls_1.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/chunky_building_walls_2.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/chunky_building_walls_3.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/image_host/chunky_building_walls_4.jpg

Playing around with lighting in the renders so you guys can better see them

Goobatastic · Nov 2015

Remember water damage of the asset's and the texture work as it's always raining in Blade Runner's Los Angeles.

JoshVanZuylen · Nov 2015

@Goobatastic YES! I have a tendency to go light with some of the weathering effects. Will focus on this! My next asset is already more visible water damage!

JoshVanZuylen · Dec 2015

Small update, Here is some roof trim assets for one of the buildings

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/galleries/gal5/roof_trim_1.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/galleries/gal5/roof_trim_2.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/galleries/gal5/roof_trim_3.jpg

Image: http://www.joshvanzuylen.com/images/galleries/gal5/roof_trim_breakdown.jpg

snake85027 · Dec 2015

looks awesome keep it going

JoshVanZuylen · Mar 2016

Little update. I made a water shader for wet things....

https://giant.gfycat.com/AgedYawningHawaiianmonkseal.webm

Sorry for crummy phone camera footage.

samifira · Mar 2016

That water shader looks sick. Glad to see you're still cranking away on this scene!

JoshVanZuylen · Mar 2016

little update as to what is happening in engine land.

Looking at these renders i realize that i need to bend a lot of these assets to make them look a little older.

Contemplating redesigning the building in the background as it's the same as the building on the left even though you can't see it in these shots.

So much more to do!!!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/vv/37yoq9nth1h6.jpg

Zhea · Mar 2016

I love this! It reminds me a lot of the modelling from Mass Effect (I say that as a big compliment).

JoshVanZuylen · Sep 2016

Been working on the car where can! Some progress shots, almost done with the high poly now.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ih/lgj3pa4hezua.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/q3/odd6ihkkycz3.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ci/59c0dn0gpump.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/5f/cut9yq8vof3e.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/e1/2fgja78pktph.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/vt/gspk7ckvt0ai.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/u1/7fvvl7m3ew50.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/7s/am4v9krypmxf.png

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/zd/ivb4bt0rqfix.png

LaurentiuN · Sep 2016

Looks cool man, keep`em coming, i`m glad you didn`t lost interest on this.

wester · Sep 2016

I really love the individual assets. The execution on them is really great.

I would say that the composition and lighting on your final shot needs alot of work. The lighting seems flat and doesnt help to lead the eye anywhere. Everything feels very claustrophobic and cluttered. Try making your composition much more intentional. Where do you want the audiences eyes to go?

Your camera also seems to have a pretty low FOV. (I think it's low..i'm not super knowledgeable on cameras ha). I would say push the camera's FOV down (or up) to give it more dynamic perspective instead of almost looking orthographic.

Here's a good example on what I mean. The street is wide, but still cluttered. The lighting goes from warm to cool, warm in the foreground and cool in the background which helps to separate the two and create some depth.

Hope this is helpful!

Tomtegubbe · Sep 2016

That's one of my favorite movies, looks great.

JoshVanZuylen · Sep 2016

wester said:

I really love the individual assets. The execution on them is really great.

I would say that the composition and lighting on your final shot needs alot of work. The lighting seems flat and doesnt help to lead the eye anywhere. Everything feels very claustrophobic and cluttered. Try making your composition much more intentional. Where do you want the audiences eyes to go?

Your camera also seems to have a pretty low FOV. (I think it's low..i'm not super knowledgeable on cameras ha). I would say push the camera's FOV down (or up) to give it more dynamic perspective instead of almost looking orthographic.

Here's a good example on what I mean. The street is wide, but still cluttered. The lighting goes from warm to cool, warm in the foreground and cool in the background which helps to separate the two and create some depth.

Hope this is helpful!

Yeah mate, I totally agree with you! Lighting is a weak point of mine, I am currently in the process of rebuilding lighting at the moment so ill take what you said on board!!! Hadn't thought about that for the street width, Might play around with that a little. I was kinda going for more of a lane way but I need some more props to portray that Maybe.
Lower FOV would help, Agreed! Will play around with that more!
The Scene its self is looking way different from the renders that are shown here. I haven't posted any of it in ages.

Cheers!

JoshVanZuylen · Dec 2016

Update have been jumping between small assets/shader and set dressing the environment. So I have not had a lot of time for the Spinner. Here is a test render of sink some teeth into: https://gfycat.com/JollyLoathsomeAgouti

JoshVanZuylen · Dec 2016

Made some holograms the other day: https://giant.gfycat.com/WellwornCreamyFirecrest.webm
Will get some proper pics in the future!

JamesMeader · Dec 2016

Like most glad you came back to this project, the last screenshot you posted in March was looking really promising and really loved the car too. I think I maybe one of the few to dislike the movie but I do love the future look and from the look of the hologram it's really getting there. Excited to see more and keep it going!

JoshVanZuylen · Dec 2016

@JamesMeader Yeah, still carving away at it. It's been super hard as we got super busy at work, but it going to get done! Cheers, dude! The holo is a little teaser of the redesigned level. March is old school now! XD soon!

JoshVanZuylen · Feb 2017

Hey,

It's finished!!!!!
Thanks for helping guys it helped a lot and the project would not look the way it does without that feedback!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/3w/8zlka0tkwtnr.jpg

http://polycount.com/discussion/183370/cyberrunner#latest
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JBbzR
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/olW6w
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/24yLe
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rdW95
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/24yZa

Cheers!

rogelio · Feb 2017

Just wanted to a drop here and say.... Damn!!!!!!!!! Looks great! Super impressed!

Blade Runner/Cyberpunk Streets

Replies