2.5D Diorama boiler room

Kumator · Nov 2015

Hello polycount !

I started a new work recently, when I saw the tutorial of Matt McDaid in Vertex 3. As a fan of Diablo 3 I have to try that technique

So, I choose to do a Boiler room with pipes, boiler

, and some props like barrels, coal bags, etc.... I know that's not so logical to have a wooden ground in a boiler room but I really want to try that wood texture ! Tiled textures for the walls and the ground, all the other assets except the boiler are on the same map.

I will post my progress and I look to have your feedback as well !

Image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tEjR5I3H7ic/VkdYa-E7sOI/AAAAAAAAA3s/SXXFT05Kw4k/s1600/14_11_15.png

felipealves · Nov 2015

Great start man! The wood works fine, but I've made a quick color correction to increase the hot feeling on the ambient. Hope you don't mind:

You could reduce the blue lightning on your window and push more the red/orange atmosphere on your boiler, to make it your focal point.

But I'm loving these complementary colours, keep it up

AntonioNeves · Nov 2015

Hi Lary, this is very cool, I just think the blue light coming from the window is too stong

Kumator · Nov 2015

Hey felipalves thanks for the feedback ! I like the idea and you're right, the focal point should be on the boiler. For the wood color, right now, I prefer keep this desaturated tone, because it will be easy to create an ambiance with the lighting. But, I will adjust the color of everything during the progression.

So today I work on the scene

Image: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dfMFP4OWG30/VkjHj1VzPxI/AAAAAAAAA38/P7f0_Qw8XHw/s1600/15_11_15.png

MattMcDaid · Nov 2015

Love how this is coming along. Keep it up!

Kumator · Jan 2016

Hey guys,

I'm back after a month of work, sorry for that absence !
Thanks for your replies guys that awesome

and thanks Matt for coming, it's all thanks to you.

So, I move forward with the scene, I like it except the boiler, the concept will maybe change.

Image: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0zqyfbYsbOc/VovN4CvpD0I/AAAAAAAAA4U/bteir92sRqs/s1600/05_01_16.jpg

MattMcDaid · Jan 2016

This is really coming together man!

My initial feedback is that there are lot of highlights within the same value range which is contributing to an overall noisy read. Try reducing the intensity of the highlights for the wood and consequently that should help differentiate between the wood and metal surfaces. Also, the brown brickwork making up the walls are of a very similar hue to that of the metal work. Maybe consider boosting the metal's value to suggest a more stainless steel appearance and help the metal work pop from the wall.

All in all though, i'm enjoying seeing the work that you're putting in to this. I cant wait to see it finished!

Gazu · Jan 2016

Cool to see how you made the Blue Light ^^

Kumator · Jan 2016

Hey thanks again guys

@Matt : Thanks for the feedback, that's really help ! I have consider them and I modify the scene.
@Gazu : Yes, that's just a plane with an alpha texture

I have some free time to work on the scene, I hope it will be finished soon. I make a lot of modifications, especially on the boiler part and the global atmosphere.

Image: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T8RrTj9MOr0/VqSvG7GkYQI/AAAAAAAAA48/Bd-jiBMgAXU/s1600/25_01_16.png

Hope you like it ! Feedbacks are welcome

Kumator · Feb 2016

Hey Polycount,

The scene is almost finished, I integrated everything in Marmoset and here is the actual render :

Image: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TcovjPaWyDo/VrMu6Zhrp_I/AAAAAAAAA5k/c4F2RypLJ6g/s1600/BoilerScene_Shot.png

Feedbacks are welcome

Dethling · Feb 2016

really nice work, like the atmosphere.

Gazu · Feb 2016

Very nice. Good Work!

Eric Chadwick · Feb 2016

Can you post the texture flats? Maybe a wireframe?

Love the greentooth!

Kumator · Feb 2016

Thanks guys

@Eric Chadwick : Yes I can do both

Image: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QLYjoPnxGs4/VrN6IQVFzRI/AAAAAAAAA50/YhIaln7cltM/s1600/BoilerScene_Shot_WF.png

I have to finish the textures and maybe optimize them, final shot soon !

Burpee · Feb 2016

Dope dope dope, I really need to put to time to learn hand painted stuff, this is so sexy p/

ngw · Feb 2016

I think your image suffers from having a lot of contrast in your textures & not enough in your lighting : Too much local contrast, not enough global contrast.

Have you taken a look at your image in black & white? it's much easier to see value issues if you check that occasionally. Also compare a black & white copy of yours to the Matt McDaid piece you were inspired by.

Yours is also overall quite a lot darker than it needs to be.

I knocked up a real-quick paintover, adjusting levels/saturating, darkening the back wall & focusing the value range on certain areas of the image:

sim725 · Feb 2016

This is really cool!

Kumator · Feb 2016

Hey polycount,

Thanks for the feedback guys

@ngw : thanks, great feedback ! I modified the general colors/contrasts and the lighting of the scene, your tips was really helpful.

So here is the actual render, tell me what you think

Image: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZtG39IS-Yo/VriQNl56b2I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/PlDNcGoru08/s1600/BoilerScene.png

damian_oo · Feb 2016

nice work!

2.5D Diorama boiler room

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