[UE4] China Town street

vbaguirov

Hi all!

Me and my class are currently working on a Kowloon styled china town map. We weren't really tasked to work on the lighting and set dressing yet, but I worked on it to have an idea what assets we need and tweak materials.

I will be working on props materials tonight and will post clearer pics of those soon.

Criticism is highly welcomed from anyone. Feel free to criticism anything you see, since I made most of this, I have direct control over everything you see.

Just to give a background, I'm currently a game Art sophomore at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida.

Thanks a lot!!

praesidenter

Looks good so far. I think there will be more life in this and it will fit "chinatown" more, when more props are in it.
I like the second to last picture with the slightly opened roller shutter, because it isn't the typical video game barrier where you just can't go further because of a fence or sth like that, and it still gives a hint that there is more beyond the actual level geometry.

EpicBeardMan

So far, the project looks solid. I would love to see a breakdown of some of the assets in the scene, to see the UCXs, submaterials, and so fort.
Keep it going!

Cheers!

vbaguirov

EPICBEARDMAN, Thanks a lot! I will post some pics of assets this week.

kohg

I really like it, funny enough i've been looking for inspiration for an alley scene and you just give me some.

I like the last one the best, the lighting and atmosphere is much more interesting, the others i think are rellying more on natural lighting than artifical.

keep it up.

vbaguirov

KOHG, Thanks for pointing the natural lighting part out. Funnily enough, theres very little natural light anywhere in the world. The lighting is still a work in progress. If anyone could give any advice on that it would be awesome

clinington

This is looking nice! Lighting is a little off but you already said that is still a work in progress. Other than that I think just a few of the assets could do with a bit more love. For example, that wooden palette in the second to last image is pristine! I would expect to see a bit more dirt/damage on it. Looking great otherwise  

vbaguirov

CLININGTON, thanks! More like most assets need more love. Was trying to make more stuff and the quality went down due to time constrains

clinington

Quality is good! You've got some nice shots there already. You're being too harsh  

vbaguirov

Progress pics, feel free to give feedback on composition and lighting! Third screenshot wasn't worked much at all (yet) as you can probably see.

vbaguirov

Progress pic. Critiques are highly appreciated.

Cactus on Fire

I love the dirty grimey detail around the environment. I think thats what makes it so life-like, from the pipes to the bottles on the ground , you see something that belongs to that messy world wherever you look.
One advice I would have is to put more text around. It could be graffiti, some ads, street signs or just small texts on the objects.

FreneticPonies

I liked the lighting without the overly strong blue, otherwise the composition, modelling and texturing all look very good!

vbaguirov

Cactus on Fire said:

I love the dirty grimey detail around the environment. I think thats what makes it so life-like, from the pipes to the bottles on the ground , you see something that belongs to that messy world wherever you look.
One advice I would have is to put more text around. It could be graffiti, some ads, street signs or just small texts on the objects.

Thanks, this is great advice.



Scrapped a few things, deleted the sign. Still needs a decent amount of work. Bunch of props are still WIP. As you can see for now, the composition doesn't follow rules of thirds.

zetheros

Looks awesome. Needs a dead rat lying around
And also more plastic bags, cigarette butts, and giant, garish shop signs above the entrances.

vbaguirov

zetheros said:

Looks awesome. Needs a dead rat lying around
And also more plastic bags, cigarette butts, and giant, garish shop signs above the entrances.

Working on that!