PYRITE CLUB - (UE4) Art Deco Lounge

Taylor Brown

Wow, it's been a while since I last updated. Dropped in to say the damn thing is DONE! Thank you to those who offered advice along the way 😃.
Enjoy!

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QzwY6Z


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Hello friends.

Today I've started on a large interior for Clinton Crumpler's UE4 Modular Environment course.

The scene will be a ballroom / lounge in the aftermath of a 1934 New Years Eve Ball set in urban America. Prohibition was ended December 5th, 1933 so folks would've really needed a drink.

My main ref is the ballroom of the Sheraton Grand Park Lane:


The color scheme and mood I'll be going for is based on a set from the movie Passengers:

Current progress on the blockout:


Wish me luck

Taylor Brown

Changed up my layout a bit to kill some dead space as well as giving some more vertical break up with the stairs.

Taylor Brown

Getting a better feel for the space, getting some early props in and early lighting tests. still a looooong way to go.

Taylor Brown

Phew, it's been a minute and I've been busy! Haven't gotten as much as I'd have liked done yet but the room has started to take more shape over the last 30ish hours of work.

Here's some of the assets I've been working on:



My first time making a trim sheet - 





And here's how the scene is looking overall. Lots of WIP stuff (especially lighting!)

Taylor Brown

A few more days of toiling has given me some good results. Still lots to do but it's picking up steam atleast.  

Taylor Brown

Pushing things a bit further

Carabiner

Your materials on the metal/wood feel very nice, but the fabric on the chairs/sofas feels strange - like it's covered in large wrinkles instead of smaller wrinkles in the corners, like I'd expect. Do you have a reference you're using for that? What type of fabric is it intended to be?

Ashervisalis

This is looking wicked! I love it.

Taylor Brown

@Carabiner i can look into reworking that material. i was going for a crushed velvet like this - 
I modeled it after this couch - 

The large folds are really just there to show that its used.
@Ashervisalis thanks dude

Carabiner

Taylor Brown said:

@Carabiner i can look into reworking that material. i was going for a crushed velvet like this - 
The large folds are really just there to show that its used.
@Ashervisalis thanks dude

Ah, okay! I don't think that's how crushed velvet ages/folds, though, especially if it's tightly upholstered down like in your example. I searched for things like "antique crushed velvet" "old crushed velvet" and "vintage crushed velvet" and found some examples like this:



See how the cushions have small folds around the edges of them, where piping/seams are?



There are some larger "memory fold" type wrinkles from people sitting on it, but they're very subtle and there's only a few of the. I actually think one aspect of the way crushed velvet ages is pretty tricky to pull off in a material -- specifically, the way it gets rougher in patches like you can see at the top of this chair.

Edit: Also, the mirroring/butterfly-ing of the large wrinkles is really obvious on the sofa -- you probably will want to clean that up!

Taylor Brown

much appreciated, ill definitely take another crack at that material @Carabiner

Cloudydays

This looks like it's really coming together! I really enjoy the green in the ceiling - gives it a sort of Gatsby vibe. I am interested in seeing how this looks with a good lighting pass that includes better shadows and ties your composition up together.

Taylor Brown

@Cloudydays Thanks for sharing your thoughts Lighting and composition are both things I hope to deliver on, lots to learn and experiment with there

Taylor Brown

Wow, it's been a while since I last updated. Dropped in to say the damn thing is DONE! Thank you to those who offered advice along the way 😃.
Enjoy!

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QzwY6Z

Taylor Brown

Realized I forgot to take WIP out of the title...
Oh! and I also got spotlighted by Unreal Engine  

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Qy9cNgS73/