[UE4] Bloodborne small interior

Stavaas

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I've been wanting to do a Bloodborne inspired piece since I played the game the first time, and I decided to do an ruined church interior. I'm not basing this piece on any area in particular from the game, but I've taken a lot of inspiration from several parts of the game.

The idea with this env is to make it look like there could have been a boss there that has been defeated, and impaled on spikes. I made the roof caved in to get some more light inside, as well as giving some nice silhouettes against the skybox. Currently I've only worked on the architecture, and the scaffolding pieces, which are still being worked on.
A lot of my focus is going to be on the lighting and mood, as those are the areas my skills are lacking the most in my opinion.

I'm going to post here as I continue, with hopes of getting some good feedback and comments on it.
The tools I'm using is Maya, zBrush, Knald, Photoshop, Substance Painter/Designer and Unreal Engine 4.

Benvox2

Yep really solid start here. I think the broken roof sections are a great idea for some interesting shadows. The cool coloured lights also give a really Bloodborne feel.

Dragonar

wow , really solid start !!! I think if you add a bit more object and more contrast on your lighting it will be just GREAT !

Keep it up dude

Vincent3d

Wow nice! 

Stavaas

Thanks for the comments guys, really appreciate it! Working on some props now to fill it in a bit and get more of a sense of it.

Dimfist

Good job breaking up the patterns.

NateMasterFlash

Looking nice so far.  Looking forward to seeing you fill out the space.  Could use more broken tiles and bricks on the ground to make it look like there the boss fight took place here.  Also there tends to be a lantern after you defeat a boss, could use that as a focal point or a point of interest.  Keep up the good work!

Stavaas

@Dimfist Thanks man, glad it's not super obvious!
@NateMasterFlash Thanks! Yeah good idea about the lantern, def gonna do that!

Alright so I've made a few props to add some more to the scene. Made two of those oil lamp jar thingies, but haven't made the flame yet. Also made a cage with a body based on the Hollow enemies from Dark Souls inside.

Stavaas

Another update. Tweaked the materials, and some of the models from the previous images. Also I finally got around to make the door.

gfelton

Really solid start you've gotten off to, I can tell it's going to turn out really well!  

Benvox2

Shaping up well! I really like the cages, how are you doing the chains right now?

Stavaas

@gfelton Thanks man, I really appreciate it!

@Benvox2 Thanks bro. Using splines for the chains. Modeled quick, 3 - ringed chain in Maya, and then spline in UE4

Stavaas

Last update before I start working on the altar piece in the back!

Stavaas

Small update. Still haven't gotten very far with my altar in the back, but I've made some windows in the back and some foliage.

Stavaas

dosit

Wow this is looking really nice so far!

Benvox2

Yep getting even more awesome. Did you model the characters in the cages like a real game character or kind of like a pre-posed static mesh? Either way they look great and really add a lot to the scene.

Stavaas

@dosit Thanks man!
@Benvox2 Thanks! Yeah I made the characters with a real game char workflow from zSphere > Sculpting > Retopo > Baking > Texturing > Rigging and posing. The character itself looks really bad, but it's a nice way to practice doing something I'm not very comfortable with, being organics and character creation. 

I decided to go for a big bonfire with a skewered werewolf instead of an altar, so these last few days I've followed the same workflow as I explained above, and made a werewolf based on the one in BB. Gave him a quick rig and pose for this picture just to try him out in the scene.

Benvox2

Ahhh that is sick! I wish I had the skills to put some characters in my scene! Your progress is so fast too, where do you find all the time to work on this?

The Rizzler

Nice, the candles play really well off the soft blue moonlight, just like they do in the game. I especially like the stone pillars. I'd maybe make the small vegetation peeking through the ground look more fragile, thinner and transparent? I remember they look a lot more subtle ingame. Nice work, looking forward to seeing how you handle the bonfire. 

Stavaas

@Benvox2 Thanks man! The characters I made doesnt really require much skill tot make, as they're pretty simple! If you want a closer look at them let me know. The secret behind my fast progress is that I moved from my hometown in Norway to Cardiff in Wales, and I don't know anyone yet, and Uni doesn't start until Monday so I've got loads of free time haha!

Anyway, I think I feel like this env is done now unless I can get some critique on things to fix! 

praetus

Looks great.  The only critique I have at the moment (and you may be heading in that direction anyways) is that it needs more rubble in areas that are broken.  You have some pillars broken and a caved in roof but there is no debris on the ground where they would have fallen.  That aside, this is shaping up nicely. 

Stavaas

@The Rizzler Ya you're right, the foliage in game is a lot more brittle and weak looking. I might go back and fix it, but right now Im sick of this env haha, so gonna take the rest of the day off of it at least. Thanks for your comment!

@praetus Thanks man! Yeah, I completely agree, although my idea is that they've cleaned up the rubble before setting up the wooden scaffolding, but I understand what you mean! Thanks!

The Rizzler

Ah, that was fast, lmao. The bonfire looks good, I can't remember seeing anything as grotesque as the bodies poking out of it ingame though, I think it was skeletons instead? I'd maybe change the texture on the bodies to a charred look, maybe add some fur as though they were in the middle of beastification and that was the reason they were killed. I'd make the spears poking out a little more detailed too since it's a focus piece.
Maybe rebalance your lighting as well so that the bonfire and lamp are primary and the alcove and moonlight are softer? Just seems like all the different light sources are now fighting a bit to me. 
Awesome work though, the light coming from the lamp is very comforting haha. 

praetus

If the rubble is cleaned up, maybe think of adding some support structures of where they tried to make repairs.  You telling me they cleaned it up is different then you showing me they cleaned it up.  How long ago did they clean it? Did the falling pieces from the roof damage the floor?  Have they tried to repair it since then?  I see the scaffolding but maybe have some bricks stacks near it to show why it is there.  If they've cleaned around the pillars would they have just left them broken or would they have made a makeshift wooden support to fill the gap and make it load bearing again?  Just some things to keep in mind.

Nicorepe

Looking great man. The only thing a bit off to me are the plants in the scene that come off the in between the tile. Maybe adding a bit of grass or something like that between the tiles on the floor might do the trick :P. Great job!

Kevinsaer

Fantastic work A., and good luck with uni!

Stavaas

@The Rizzler Thanks! Ya I was gonna make some ribcages and skulls, but I got lazy and reused the bodies from the cages. I'm def gonna swap them out before I call it completely done. I think lighting is probably the weakest part in my skillset, so I agree, really need to work on the balancing and getting it to look good. Thanks!

@praetus Yeah I see what you mean, tell more story in the level design so it reads better! Thanks for your feedback, will try to make the story read better until I call it done!

@Nicorepe Thanks! Not really sure what you mean about the grass though? You think I should add more grass between the tiles?

@Kevinsaer Thanks man!

Nicorepe

Hi man!, yeah this kind of "overgrown" grass on the tiles, but not as much of course. I would make it very subtle but I think it may look cool . Sorry If explained myself badly :P

gfelton

If you want something to fix, I'd consider looking into brightening up some of those completely black areas. However realistic it may seem, if you give it some thought, you have some completely black areas that take up a decent amount of your composition that you could definitely replace with details or specular highlights.  Just a minor suggestion because honestly this scene looks absolutely fantastic!

amirabd2130

looks good but I also agree with @gfelton about dark areas

Stavaas

@praetus Added way more rubble around the areas where the roof had caved in, made the floor look more broken as well in those areas.
@gfelton @amirabd2130 Tweaked the lighting some more, hope it reads better now!
@Nicorepe It's a good idea, but they don't have that in the indoor areas from Bloodborne I'm trying to replicate the style from, but if I made some other areas I'd definitely use it! Thanks.

Alright so I've worked on a lot of the feedback I got both here and on Facebook, and I also used a LUT now to hopefully make it look more like Bloodborne. Hope you like the progress and changes I made! Appreciate the feedback!

amirabd2130

it looks much better. I think you could increase the saturation a bit

Stavaas

@amirabd2130 Thanks, I increased the saturation a bit, not as much as in your pic but it does look a lot better now! Starting uni tomorrow and will get my first assignments, so I won't be able to work so much on this piece. Calling it done for now unless I get some more things to fix!



Putting a lot of pics of this scene on my ArtStation, so feel free to check it out!

https://stavaas.artstation.com/

linwail

beautiful!

macoll

Really great! Especially your lighting, gg!

Dragonar

Really nice dude ! It's better with your new lighting

Benvox2

Dude I am jealous ! Really awesome work, and your lighting in particular is on point. You spent your break very well!

Stavaas

@linwail
@macoll
@Dragonar
@Benvox2

Thanks guys, really appreciate the kind words!

The Rizzler

Bloodborne is my favourite game and I think you've done it proud! Thanks for showing your process, nicely done.

Stavaas

The Rizzler said:

Bloodborne is my favourite game and I think you've done it proud! Thanks for showing your process, nicely done.

Thanks man, appreciate the kind words! Yeah BB is my fav by FromSoftware! Love everything about it! Thinking of going for a village env later.

Tits

Just found this, big fan of bloodborne myself, very nice work!

amirabd2130

this turned out nicely

Stavaas

@Tits
@amirabd2130

Thanks! I'm really happy about it myself!

Anchang-Style

Loving your work.
How did you model the ribbs inside the vault? Doing something like that and having a bit of a hard time figuring out how to get them look decent (Vault as in the structure where two arcs meet and cross and ribbs as in the ornament style construction inside them).