Deus Ex Environment

JabacOrdof

Just started a new project, making an environment based off of a piece of concept art from Deus Ex.  I loved the lighting in this scene and the variety of materials that are used.  I have blocked out the area and started creating the meshes in Maya.  I put together a first pass at a material and applied it to the finished desk so I could get a feel for the workflow and aesthetic for the later assets.  I appreciate any comments and critiques!  Thanks all.

-Eric Kilkenny
https://erickilkenny.carbonmade.com/
ejkilkenny@gmail.com

JabacOrdof

Small update: Rolling chairs, overhang, side table with chord, and lights made.

JabacOrdof

Update: changed the light Alcove to better fit the concept, blocked out where the flag will be draped, added the wall with the vents in the foreground, and populated the space with different technological elements such as the big-screen, the computer tower, and the wall modules.

JabacOrdof

Update:  Tweaked lighting and made the hanging computer screens in the back.  Next I will be moving on to the larger chairs, the flag, and other large pieces.

JabacOrdof

Update: I added the corner pillars and the bookcase.

I did a lot of scaling adjustments and tweaks to the size of the overall scene, namely the height of the ceiling and the width on the right side, if anyone sees any glaring inconsistencies with the original concept I would very much appreciate the feedback.

-Eric Kilkenny
https://erickilkenny.carbonmade.com/

JabacOrdof

Vents, Trim, and the rise on the back wall added.  Lighting retweaked.

JabacOrdof

The pieces for the lounge chair.  Some work still needs to be done to the wooden frame, I'll probably be going back and re-making it in maya to get the grooves I want.

Kn5743

The leg on the chair looks way too thin. It doesn't look like it'd be able to support any weight.

JabacOrdof

You are absolutely right KN5743, thanks for pointing that out.  I went back and attempted a different type of chair leg that looks much more structurally sound.  I also went and sculpted the flag and the low polys for both these assets are on the way along with the UVs.  I also tweaked the lighting a bit more in the scene itself...it may be a bit too dark but that might change when the screens are actually materials with emmissives or the lights on the right side may need to be brought down a touch.



Thanks for the feedback!

-Eric

JabacOrdof

Finished the draped flag, and am finishing up the low poly for the chair.  I added emissive maps to the hanging lights to see how they would affect the lighting in the scene.  I think I need to play more with balancing the light areas versus the darker parts, since I either seem to be drifting towards too dark or too bright.  Going to keep fiddling around with that, so until next time...peace!

-Eric

JabacOrdof

Lots of changes and progress.  I made a mistake with my lighting but it has been fixed as well as in the process of being redone.  My previous scenes were too dark compared to the original concept and the colors were a bit too saturated.  I'll be playing with that as I continue on.  The chair has been baked and put into the scene, with a few other assets added here and there.  I've made a spline for the hanging wires and a blueprint for the text on the back screen to make it scroll, as I have tested here in real time.

-Eric

JabacOrdof

Trying a new look for the floor panels, I like them a lot better.  Tweaking the lighting and playing with the roughness of the materials I have in there to make sure the scene ends up being cohesive when its done.  Added a couple more assets and placed more wires in the scene.  Next i'll be moving on to populating the ceiling space more and finishing the screen blueprints.

-Eric

JabacOrdof

Did some experimentation with the screens, namely overlaying the moving text over a static background while maintaining the emissive glow.  I almost have it, the only trouble is the text itself becomes very hard to see, as shown here.  It is there, its much more noticeable when it is moving, but it needs to be more visible, so I will be tweaking that further.

JabacOrdof

I have been doing a lot of 'behind the scenes' work on my material workflow using Quixel, and now I am well into getting everything textured.

Marshkin

It's coming along great so far!  I love the detailing you got on the chair sculpt. The chair feet look a little small compared to the rest of the chair, but that's not as noticeable from further away.  

JabacOrdof

Thank you MARSHKIN!  Do you think its a scaling issue or the design of the legs in general?  I realize how narrow they get by becoming clawed at the bottom, maybe a change of style would fix it.

JabacOrdof

Continuing to finish up the materials left in the scene, I want to revisit the chair and base of the Center Desk, its looking a little flat.  Tweaking lighting, more or less wrapping up all of the elements in the next few days.

JabacOrdof

Current state of the scene.  Redid the lighting and gave the screens some much-needed love.

nickcomeau

I think it's coming a long really well! There's been a lot of improvement on this thread. I think the light on the right side of the scene, on the floor, is a bit too bright right now it's distracting from the table and chair area being the centerpiece of the environment. Also, I'm not sure I love the color of the chair materials, it's blending in to the rest of the scene too much and i think it would be a great place to pop out some color. Just something to think about. The rest of that material is reading well though.

JabacOrdof

Thanks Nick!  I see exactly what you mean with the light on the right side.  I made the chair a sort of worn, discolored leather, and I agree it doesn't really pop out in the scene color-wise.  I'll see what changes I can make to improve it.

OBlastradiusO

Very cool! Coming along nicely

stefan_armand

Amazing work! I really like the Deus Ex universe. The last scene is still a little too bright in my opinion, but otherwise looking great.

JabacOrdof

Thank you so much for all the positive feedback!  Its always a thrill to see people enjoy your work.  I currently have plans to change the contrast and brightness of the back screen, which may help level out the levels of brightness in the scene a bit.  I'll keep you all updated!