[UE4] Pugtales

morepolys

Hi all, wanted to share this finished piece I recently did in UE4. I've been using the engine more and more for concept art and decided to do a very Miyazaki inspired piece.  The original idea had many more shots but I just ran outta gas doing these scenes.  Hope you all enjoy!

Olingova

You totally nailed the miyazaki mood I would be reaaaally interested to see more "behind the scenes" screens of those environments you made! Really good job abyway !

FreneticPonies

Well that just looks fantastic, except for the pug. The completely different art style is really throwing me off there, why a cartoony comic book like character that's the only thing with an ink black outline in an otherwise sharper and more textured world?

Really stunning environments though!

Joopson

Fully agree with @FreneticPonies about the pug. Feels like a toon shader thrown on, with no attention to how it fits into the art style of the world. The environments are breathtaking, and the pug just feels out of place.

zetheros

I personally like the pug, but something about the lighting on it is off. Maybe some more research into animal pose and anatomy would be a good idea, too?

morepolys

@Olingova Heres a quick snippet of my though process for the first shot


As for the look of the pug I was trying to capture a scene from an anime.  Something like this



My thought process was essentially the background would receive a sort of painterly treatment via post process.  I used a Kuwahara filter to achieve this, but I didnt dial it up too much in my final renders.  While everything animated or in motion would be toon shaded, a good example of this would be Guilty Gear Xrd.  

Heres an early vis dev shot of the post processing in effect


Looking back I probably could have stylized the environments a bit more to suit the Pug look.