Work in Progress Environment - Cavern Temple

JayL

Hey all,

Just thought i'd post some early WiP shots of an Unreal environment I have been working amongst other things over the last couple of weeks, since the map is in experimental stages some models are placeholders and I'm aiming to get them replaced this coming week. I'm aiming for a caroon'ish look to this one with plenty of bold colours/textures.
will keep this thread updated as I progress.

JayL

Apologies for the broken images, all seem to be ok now

sybrix

I think the lighting could use some work. On one hand it is underground so you won't expect it to be super bright down there but on the other hand you can't really make anything out! It looks like you've got some nice texture work but I can't see anything.

SnakeDoctor

This looks like a nice scene, would love to see it with a little more light.

aajohnny

Same with the others, more light. I think that brighter torches would add a bit more too, maybe some foliage too, like bits of grass here and there. Do you have any references, concepts or inspiration?

Darkleopard

Definitely need more lights in there, the parts i can see look awesome :P

SHEPEIRO

see im going to go against the grain and say... DONT ADD TOO MUCH EXTRA LIGHT... seriously i like it dark, AND i bet if you see it in motion the shapes in the dark pop out much more....
make sure you light important features well BUT its a good way to make an environment LESS expensive by having dark areas where you can have repeating rock with little issue

with new lighting techniques and better light adaption were getting in newer engines we no longer need to be affraid of the dark and can use much more contrasted (realistic) lighting levels.

BUT it depends on what you want to show... if its your assets then you may want to up your lighting somewhat... if its your envionment as a whole i would stick with the hard contrast you have now which gives it that deep underground still air feel that so many games get wrong (usually by design)


EDIT- high contrast lighting like you have can alos give scenes a really nice eye leading quality as the compostion can be really boosted