Stylized Cyberpunk Facade

GragGunslinger

Hey everyone! 

I started work on this project a few days ago and wanted to post it for feedback / documenting my process. I really love the [a e s t h e t i c] of cyberpunk environments and wanted to try making one using a more simplified style like you might see in Jet Set Radio Future. So I'm trying to see how far I can push this with generally flat colors + decals and stuff. Let me know what you think! 

Oh yeah this is also totally architecturally inspired by the bar from Akira which is named Harukiya. Upstairs is an adult arcade, downstairs is a normal arcade I guess? 

Updates soon! 

Mood boards - I found most of these on Pinterest, so if you know whose they are so I can give credit I would be super appreciative. 

Original scene blockout. I knew I was going to have more in the environment besides this but it was a good point to start getting some lights and textures on the scene. 


Started figuring out some lighting here. 

GragGunslinger

Jet Set Radio is pretty bright, so I wanted to add some brighter contrast to the scene (also the scene looks murky and gross otherwise haha. Worried it might be a little too bright once I get the other neon signs in, but that'll be easy enough to change up. 

Where I'm currently at, toned down the lights a bit, but might turn them back up. Added in the vent and the arcade sign at the bottom of the stairs. Gonna need to add some form of molding or something along the stair so it doesn't look so blocky. 

Also gonna have debris and other stuff in the street, but that's later. 

Cheers! 

GragGunslinger

I had some comments from some friends that the Facade felt a little too small / compacted so I decided to add some more too it. Trying to block out and add onto the existing structure that I already have! 

As always comments and critique are welcome! 

GragGunslinger

Okay so I decided to go ahead and add some vertical elements to the scene which I think are helping even it out a lot. Still gotta populate the rest of the space though and do the other side of the corner. 

Next time on "Scope Creep in Action" I'll have added another side of the street. Haha! 

Thanks for taking a look! Comments and Crit always welcome. 

snake85027

My only issue is I wish you had more objects that didnt have straight up and down edges, add some angles here and there. Here are some example I guess. Like maybe your left corner could have a curve or something. not my art just examples..
https://www.google.com/search?q=cyberpunk+city+streets&tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:CfsoHLqkFtl4IjjiDk7NFoCh77lj8pdeEF8akJEdAgO2nhyqBdeKMgh2FqbVy3-5Ez5dJj7qZD-FaSEi_1fpy0LGJhCoSCeIOTs0WgKHvEU1i3gqi_18u4KhIJuWPyl14QXxoRxNX9KaVLPEcqEgmQkR0CA7aeHBE4es42EKkDfyoSCaoF14oyCHYWEb8XiNBoEAc1KhIJptXLf7kTPl0RV3XGCEk_1UpkqEgkmPupkP4VpIRGJ9hr31MUxvCoSCSL9-nLQsYmEEeD4SWSpVe2A&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis4-30vIfVAhUV8WMKHWAWCvYQ9C8IHA&biw=1280&bih=860&dpr=1
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GragGunslinger

Hey! @snake85027!

Thanks for the tip! I certainly think truncating that corner could help. I also want to add more wires looping around and across stuff. I wonder if I could add some more vertical arcitectural elements too like that overpass / patios. 

Back to work! :P 

snake85027

yea cyberpunk is very interesting because for example those two last images there is a lot of things going on as far as shapes and I cant really tell you what they are exactly but they make the scene interesting. Thats why its so difficult I think to do cyberpunk.  I would definitely add those kind of elements to what you have. Maybe with the street lights change up the design, right now they look ordinary, gather some ref and mix and match. To me cyberpunk is something mysterious.