THRONE ROOM – "Throne 1541" – WarrenM

WarrenM

I THINK I want to do this. So here's my thread. Still figuring out exactly what the idea is but I'm thinking retro technology, 80's style ...

Software that I'm using:
MODO
ZBrush
nDO
Substance Painter
Photoshop
UE4 (natch)

WarrenM

Started modeling out some of the props to get a feel for what I want to do.

WarrenM

Playing with color schemes. Going to change the right side of the chair, that arm was weak.

Need to start some of the other props next...

WarrenM

More prop work ... high poly only so far.

dzibarik

It looks modern and retro at the same time, I like that.

WarrenM

That's exactly it, nice to know it's coming through the way it's supposed to!

WarrenM

Moar prop work:

Cordell Felix

You're killing it Warren! These models are so clean!

Cheungygirl

Nice props so far, looking forward to seeing it all in a scene

adam flores

Looks cool so far can't wait to see it all put together

benmerrick3d

Hey,

Nice work so far. I started a similar thread and just wanted to check we won't have the same outcome! Are you sticking with this semi realistic styling? I was going to go for a slightly more stylised pixar/light steam punk styling,so hopefully they will look different

WarrenM

I don't know, exactly .. I doubt I'll go full Pixar tho.

benmerrick3d

Ok cool,i will try and keep with proper stylised then. I'm also making mine quite grimy, pizza boxes on the floor, etc. So hopefully it's different from your current clean style

WarrenM

More props ... the cassette tape is an example of diminishing returns when modeling something. Let this be a lesson to everyone at my expense.

Josh Brannon

These models are excellent! I like the material definition that you have so far, will you keep it super clean or are the materials just temporary? You really nailed the retro style, I'm really excited to see where this goes.

WarrenM

Thanks! They won't be this clean in the final scene, no. They'll definitely have a "used" look ...

WarrenM

More prop work ...

Lawrence Preston

your style is so very cool. I can't wait to see this come together

Impala88

very nice work on these high polys

Kevin Johnstone

Blasting on there Warren, its weird seeing all those old computer bobbins from my childhood but if I'm getting the right impression it feels like you are making a throne to your youth or something maybe which is awesome

WarrenM

Kevin - That's part of it. Using childhood nostalgia to add motivation which will hopefully push me to finish!

tobeeffle

Woot O_o This is really cool stuff man ! I want to see more

kary

That monitor in particular popped me back to the 80's. Very crisp and well put together, you're putting together a lot of elements to put together a nice scene. Are you going straight to arrangement in 3d or do you have some sketchs of the overall?

WarrenM

I have it in my head ... I can see where I want to go. Doing it this way might be a terrible idea but we'll find out!

WarrenM

Testing the MODO -> UE4 pipeline. Looks solid! Normals and Diffuse baked from MODO ... can't wait to play with Substance Painter and get these prettied up. Eventually.

WarrenM

So, bashing around a block out for a possible throne room look. I have a few ideas in my head and I wanted to try this first. Futuristic sci-fi with retro tech ... I love the chair in this setting, and the tech looks pretty cool. Maybe ...

limeforce

Wow, you've gotten far quickly! Nice going!

Bants

I would love to see you work on your hard surface. It's so clean. Would you ever see yourself recording to YT/Vimeo?

WarrenM

Thanks! Yeah, someone else asked for that too. Honestly, I might ... but I promise it won't be very exciting. I used psubs in MODO so what I do is a lot of medium-light geo with edge weighting/creasing.

But I'm definitely considering it...

WarrenM

Getting a few props into UE4 and trying out lighting schemes. This is just a basic normal map and a flat colored diffuse. I can't WAIT to start creating some real PBR materials for these things!

I UE4.

fill3r

This is looking great! Love the style!

DanielC

Holy smokes this is looking really nice! Keep it up

WarrenM

More props and more UE4 playing.

A few more low poly meshes to do and then it's back to high poly stuff and MOAR PROPS.

dzibarik

I think cylinders in the throne could use more polygons. I mean I know that this should potentially be in a game and if it was some normal prop it would be more than enough but it's a hero prop so I think it should use more polys.

Right now cylinders look too jaggy to my eye. But it may go away when you put into the room with materials, lighting and so on.

nksilver5

Looks awesome Warren, as always

WarrenM

dzibarik - I think you're right. I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to admit it to myself. The wheels as well. I think I went too low poly.

ross185

wow this is really cool stuff! It is on a similar level to the Alien Universe with the futuristic retro look which of course is an awesome thing!

Good luck and keep pushing! I am already struggling to find time for this throne competition, and with competitors like you it sort of makes it just as enjoyable to follow what people are doing!

Ross

WarrenM

Rounded out the chair some and fixed a few other low poly/smoothing issue areas ... Moving on to other props next.

Thanks for the feedback!

polytom

The chair is looking so much better with those changes.

Looking good

Aerashi

All looking great, the extra polys really helped too as I was focusing on those too much in each render. Nice colour scheme in the latest render too, very slick!

hewitt96

Agreed, the chair is looking much better after the re-work. Cant wait to see moar!! Do you have a composition/reference you're working towards? or are you shooting from the hip? Sub'd

William3DArtist

Holy Moly! No fair. This is too good already only two weeks in. Jealous!

WarrenM

hewitt - I'm still working out scene ideas in my head. I have a back story that I think is decent that I'm fitting everything to. The actual details tho are definitely from the hip...

yudist

Wow! Looks awesome!! Those are some real slick meshes you got. Are those still hipoly or lowpoly?

WarrenM

The recent shots are low poly, in Unreal Engine 4.

tobeeffle

Really nice render dude!

Grizzle

Definitely looking forward to the finished product!

Aerashi

Damnit, fiance looked at this and asked why the chair is a toilet roll dispenser >.< Argh, sorry, cannot unthink it!

(edit : It's the black I think, makes them look hollow)

WarrenM

Noted.

WarrenM

It's been a few days but I've been working on this in what time I have. I've been learning Substance Painter as I go so that's slowing me down a little. However, I think I've got a decent handle on it now.

It's going to be great to get easy wear and tear effects using roughness values:



And I've started into a longer list of props to fill out the environment:

dzibarik

Do you have a product design background? Shapes are looking good and fall in line with the overall aesthetic.

I want to nitpick about smudges from fingers on buttons of the cassete player. They look like they hit slightly above indentations while in real life it's usually the other way - people tend to hit it closer to an edge right into indentations. I don't have a time to produce a reference right now and may be I'm wrong but for now smudges looks a bit unnatural to me. I will try to find some photos in the evening.
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