[UE4] Donut Shop

somePizzaBoy

Hey everybody,

First time posting here on polycount.  I've been working on this scene for a few months and figured I would share my results.  This is based pretty closely on my favorite local donut shop.  As this was my first time attempting an environment in Unreal 4, I wasn't really aiming for greatness.  My main goal was just to gain a better understanding of the engine, which I feel I did.  I wish I had picked a scene more fitting of a game environment, but I guess I will spend more time planning my next project.  I'm quite ready to move on and apply what I have learned to the next one, but if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them.

Oh, and special thanks to cmc444 for creating "King Wash".  I was blown away by that scene, but also drew motivation from knowing that it wasn't his first attempt.  I have a tendency when seeing amazing work to think people just start that good, and it was very encouraging to know it's a process for everyone.  Thanks!

cmc444

Looking good. I feel like its just steps away from looking super realistic. Is this using baked lighting? Also I think the yellow counters could use some more wear and some roughness variation.

Envie

Your shadows are really strong and they're uniform in their strength throughout the scene, even after they begin hitting areas that should be getting hit by the fluorescent lights above. It's like your ceiling lights aren't even there, but despite this they have some really strong bloom on them even though they're not strong enough to really light the scene in any significant way compared to the sunlight.

This can be lit much more interestingly, for instance: https://s3-media4.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/0PIe7fsT_-1uHUa-TjY3JA/o.jpg