[UE4] Lowpoly Stylized Environment

emekozben

Hello everyone! This is my latest project and first post on polycount.
I created an environment using unreal engine 4.
Tried to mix different styles for possible future indie games. Hope you like it!
i will design new levels & moods with these assets.

For more screenshots and variations: https://www.artstation.com/artist/emekozben

 Thanks!

Simple preview video of the environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFm4eqvBIo

Carabiner

This is really awesome! Love the colors.

igi

so good. this is art.

emekozben

Thanks @Carabiner, @igi glad you like it!

emekozben

i added a simple preview video at the bottom of the post. Hope you enjoy!

Row'

Such a lovely scene! The winter version lacks of contrast, as the snow's color is too similar to the sky's color I think. Anyway, great job (especially on the water shader, it looks very nice)  

Joopson

I absolutely love this. Great use of color and forms. Very unique. I'd love to play a game with a style like that. It's something of a mix between firewatch, No Man's Sky, and Journey.

emekozben

Thanks @Row' , @Joopson your critiques mean a lot to me.

emekozben

Speed level design, took 8 hours. Hope you like it!
(it took so long because i had no plan or concept, improvized until the result worked for me) 

GIF seems like pixelated, cleaner version for the gif: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/21xvg
i will publish a speed level design video soon.

Donte' Hawkins

Great job! Very impressive and inspiring. Keep up the great work

Telerak

That day and night cycle is awesome. Is it a continuous cycle, or do you set the time?

lotet

Really beautifull!

emekozben

Thanks @lotet , @Telerak , @TheUltimateDonGamer  glad you like it!

 I visually scripted (blueprinted) a simple day&night cycle for this look. i set day, dawn and night settings and animated these in UE4 with a control blueprint. Its a continuous cycle.

There is a couple of scene elements animating. Exp. Height Fog, Directional Light intensity & Color, Sky colors, Skylight intensity & color etc.  

Telerak

@emekozben I'll have to try to replicate something similar. I'm trying making a scene with a day and night cycle as well, hopefully it will turn out as nice as this!

emekozben

Thanks @Telerak , hope it will turn out great!
if you have questions feel free to ask over here. i'll try to answer, if i can't community will!

Melazee

Wow! I love this  

EliasWick

Greetings @emekozben, incredible work here! I am really curious to how you have made the Landscape and Terrain! In some of your images we can see the triangles and polygons, which adds so much more to the scene. How did you achieve this effect?

emekozben

Thanks @Melazee , @EliasWick ,

I tried to combine different styles. I have started this project to iterate lowpoly art style. Not only like a style but want it to be suitable with indie games. Tried 2 or 3 version and decided this one.
  
 For the polygonal look i disabled the tangent space normals and a few math operation in the landscape material. (im away from my PC but its alike with the way in the link)
https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?2759-Landscape-without-smoothing
  
Hope it helps!  

emekozben

i published a speed level design video on my youtube channel. Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/kksDoRxzkJY?t=3s

Tomiajayi

I'd like to see a closeup of what's going on with the materials? Are they cell shaded, or just stylish simple textures?

emekozben

Hi @Tomiajayi , you can see my approach to LowPoly design in the link below. 

https://80.lv/articles/emek-can-ozben-low-poly-environment/

I try to sum up my workflow while working with 3dsmax and unreal engine.

emekozben

My new speed level design, builded and realtime rendered in UE4.
I will publish a speed level design video of this concept soon!
Check out my Youtube channel for previous level designs.

Speed Level Design 1:The Aquarium Island
Low Poly Stylized Environment
Artstation for other screenshots

emekozben

Hi! I have published my second speed level design video via youtube.
 Hope you like it, thanks!

https://youtu.be/lM1zoGE5ZZ4?t=1s

emekozben

My new speed level design, builded and realtime rendered in UE4.
I will publish a speed level design video of this concept soon!
Check out my Youtube channel for previous level designs.

Speed Level Design 2: Long Journey
Speed Level Design 1: The Aquarium Island
Low Poly Stylized Environment
Artstation for other screenshots

greattug

Nice and psychedelic Kolay gelsin 

emekozben

I've made some changes to overall look. I didn't like the complexity and the contrast on previous artworks, so I reduced.
For other designs:
Speed Level Design 2: Long Journey
Speed Level Design 1: The Aquarium Island
Low Poly Stylized Environment
Artstation for other screenshots

JLHGameArt

I really like your style, I'd love to try some low poly stuff, looks like a lot of fun

emekozben

Thanks @JLHGameArt   Its pretty fun actually, it's a quick way to create concept environments and I'm trying to improve my world building skills and also UE4 knowledge. I'm also recording my UE4 session and publishing via youtube, but this process is too tiring and time consuming, and not fun because my notebook is getting older for recording and building at the same time. I have to go for a new PC.

Mask_Salesman

Lovin your colour palettes, keep it up

Silohx

Loving the colours and the environments! Keep it up!

emekozben

Thanks @Mask_Salesman , @Silohx  

RuiShi

Wonderful colors going on! How did you achieve that sky?

Pioldes

Holy crap I'm in love with your colors, stellar job.

allmighty_thunder

Looks really cool, i think this is what people wanted in no man's sky :P

Raffles

Looks legit, I like the style. Reminds me a bit of tearaway.

RitualSynergY

Great use of colors and shapes! Love it!

William3DArtist

Beautifully done. I love it!

emekozben

Thanks, glad you like it!  @Pioldes , @RitualSynergY , @William3DArtist , @Pioldes , @Raffles , @allmighty_thunder

@RuiShi , I edited the default sky in unreal engine, changed the sky textures with lowpoly stylized ones that I draw in PS. There are 3 layers of clouds. 

@allmighty_thunder ,  this is only a simple scene, its hard to compare with a full game, but I got your point. About 'No Mans Sky' I can only say that in my opinion, exaggerating your game is not a good way of PR or presentation as an idie game developer. 

Raffles

@emekozben I watched your speed level design video - nice work and it certainly makes the Unreal Engine editor look slick and efficient

I was particularly impressed with the water actually, I wonder how you'd go about doing similar water, with dynamic foam etc in other engines. I'd love to program something similar for my mobile engine.

Quick question - is it possible to design levels in the Unreal editor and just export them as an Obj or Collada etc, or is it strictly for in engine use?

emekozben

My last artwork, builded and realtime rendered in UE4.
I will publish a speed level design video of this concept soon!
Artstation for other screenshots and artworks
check out my Youtube channel for previous level designs.

Speed Level Design 2: Long Journey
Speed Level Design 1: The Aquarium Island
Low Poly Stylized Environment
Artstation for other screenshots

emekozben

I've made some changes to overall look. Refined the saturation & color balances and added screenshots from different angles. Hope you like it!
Artstation for my other projects
For other designs on Youtube:
Speed Level Design 3: New Skies
Speed Level Design 2: Long Journey
Speed Level Design 1: The Aquarium Island
Low Poly Stylized Environment

kristofferf

Any plans to put the rest of the environments here on UE4 marketplace in your current asset or another one? I really like the "New Skies" one that has that NMS vibe. How much of the content used in these screenshots is in the UE4 marketplace asset?

emekozben

@kristofferf Hi!
All of the models are in the pack right now including the trees pine and the root tree, but except the big pillars in the sky. 
Thanks! 

b_d

Hi,

I can't download it.

can you send me a link please?

it says "not for sale!!!"

thanks

emekozben

Asset pack is not available on UE marketplace, sorry. But you can find it on Artstation

https://www.artstation.com/a/1067092

emekozben

After working on Unity projects for a long time, now I am back at Unreal Engine!
I ve upgraded my old asset pack to UE 4.27 to check the compatibility. Everything is working great. And also I ve never posted the night version of this env, so here it is, in-game screenshot. Hope you like it!

Artwork page:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/b5lBRg

Also you can find the pack here:
https://www.artstation.com/a/1067092

R3D

absolutely love the colours

sacboi

@emekozben said:

After working on Unity projects for a long time, now I am back at Unreal Engine! I ve upgraded my old asset pack to UE 4.27 to check the compatibility. Everything is working great. And also I ve never posted the night version of this env, so here it is, in-game screenshot. Hope you like it!

In my opinion a standout display of color grading - management here 👍️

emilywaatson

https://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2497723#Comment_2497723

Great video. Very pleasant colors. Love your work overall.

emekozben

Hey everyone, here is a simple cinematic I did a while ago in UE5 for 'Camping Night' artwork. hope you like it! 
https://youtu.be/nCohsqvB0h0

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/KOeKVo