[UE4] Desert environment WIP

Rodioka · Oct 2016

Hey Polycount!
I've started to create environment for Andrew Porter's concept. As for me, his works are incredible and have great detalization.
I created draft mash in Cinema 4D and imported they in UE4.

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Now my purpose is to create as much props' as i can, starting with rocks and base buildings.

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Additional detalization was made in substance painter

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Comments and critics welcome!

EGGO · Oct 2016

Nice start) Remind Star Wars environment a bit)

Rodioka · Nov 2016

Finally created new props

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chrisevansart · Nov 2016

Liking the style so far! Cant wait to see more.

Poinball · Nov 2016

Nice ! can you make a tutorial for the rock ? it look really cool

Rodioka · Nov 2016

Poinball said:

Nice ! can you make a tutorial for the rock ? it look really cool

Here are some steps i used to create the rock. At first I created a base mash in Cinema 4D with Mograph. I am using cylinders with 4, 5 and 6 rotation segments.

Then I imported this fbx file in Zbrush and sculpted middle sized details. Mostly i used TrimDynamic brush with rectangle alpha and 85-100% intensity.

After sculpting details i set decimation to create low poly and high poly models.

The next step is to clean low poly mash a little, create UV and apply different materials on props.

In Substance painter i baked normal, AO and the rest of the maps.

To add smaller details I created Painter materials with maps generated in Ndo.

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That's all. I hope it will be useful.

cmc444 · Nov 2016

Looking good so far. Nice rock size variations!

chrisevansart · Nov 2016

Ohhhhh yeah, love me some rocks!! Looking good.

Rodioka · Nov 2016

Here's entrance exterior i just created

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macoll · Nov 2016

Nice, keep up!

EGGO · Nov 2016

Hey! Nice "rocky" entrance) I like it)

Rodioka · Dec 2016

Finally I found the time to update WIP.
The next step will be texturing other objects and fixing rock and ground textures.
It is hard work for me, I'll be glad to hear constructive criticism

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Beard3D Bandit · Dec 2016

Hi Rodioka! loving the scene so far, I've been admiring that artist a while

Looking at the rocks, have you applied the baked normals? unless it's my eyes they seem to have lost it's detailing or something. Again, could just be my eyes

Rodioka · Dec 2016

Hi Beard3D Bandit! I think this may happen because of the change of the textures' size. I'll try to fix it

Beard3D Bandit · Dec 2016

Ahh yeah! the the layout looks great too, can't wait to see how it develops

fcruzp · Dec 2016

Hi Rodioka. Super nice Job. Can I suggest to add some dessert sand to the rock substance material? Also some dry mud, small vegetation and pebbles. I know that the look you are working isn't extreme detailed but I would like to know how this can go with that.

EternalEcho · Dec 2016

Awesome so far. I'd bring red rock material back into substance and try to get a slight bit of color variation. OR make instances of the material and every-so-slightly tweak the color here and there.