[UDK] Street Scene
Hello fellow Polycount...ers!
I'm predominately a Source mapper and this was my first *real* project in the UDK and, really, the most major modelling and texturing project I have ever undertaken. My aim was to create a test environment with the sole purpose of learning the ins and outs of how to build a small part of a level using models and a handful of textures.
Bearing in mind that I would never consider myself an environment artist, this was going to be a tough challenge. Still, I pushed on for several weeks, reading through tons of tutorials, threads, and general internet things until I eventually I ended up with the following.
(Foliage, fire hydrant, sidewalks and the leaf models/particles are stock content.)
Here are the models and texture sheets that make up the building.
And, finally, a virtual handful of the props I made.
Empty space at bottom isn't a true representation of the texture as the aircon part sits in the texsheet of the building. I might add some vent holes along the side for extra detailings.
Shiny sign looks silly, I know. Empty space at bottom could be filled out with the rest of that metal texture. Might be useful for some other random prop.
Not too sure about the polycount on this. Then again, I've seen many props in the UDK that have very high poly counts. I guess the engine can handle it because it's awesome like that.
So that's that. And thank baby raptor jesus because I was getting sick of the bloody thing. I still consider it a work in progress as there are a few things I want to change/add (fix bad lightmap uvs, add decals, make more props, etc) but I just want a nice break after working on this for a few weeks straight.
Now I know that it may not seem like much, and it certainly wasn't as architecturally adventurous as originally planned, but I'd say that I've learnt a lot about modelling and texturing, and I'm happy with the result.
It certainly feels like it was time well spent, I feel a lot more confident with my skillz and maybe now I can work on that little DM level I've had in mind for a while now. :ohmy:
I'm predominately a Source mapper and this was my first *real* project in the UDK and, really, the most major modelling and texturing project I have ever undertaken. My aim was to create a test environment with the sole purpose of learning the ins and outs of how to build a small part of a level using models and a handful of textures.
Bearing in mind that I would never consider myself an environment artist, this was going to be a tough challenge. Still, I pushed on for several weeks, reading through tons of tutorials, threads, and general internet things until I eventually I ended up with the following.
(Foliage, fire hydrant, sidewalks and the leaf models/particles are stock content.)
Here are the models and texture sheets that make up the building.
And, finally, a virtual handful of the props I made.
Empty space at bottom isn't a true representation of the texture as the aircon part sits in the texsheet of the building. I might add some vent holes along the side for extra detailings.
Shiny sign looks silly, I know. Empty space at bottom could be filled out with the rest of that metal texture. Might be useful for some other random prop.
Not too sure about the polycount on this. Then again, I've seen many props in the UDK that have very high poly counts. I guess the engine can handle it because it's awesome like that.
So that's that. And thank baby raptor jesus because I was getting sick of the bloody thing. I still consider it a work in progress as there are a few things I want to change/add (fix bad lightmap uvs, add decals, make more props, etc) but I just want a nice break after working on this for a few weeks straight.
Now I know that it may not seem like much, and it certainly wasn't as architecturally adventurous as originally planned, but I'd say that I've learnt a lot about modelling and texturing, and I'm happy with the result.
It certainly feels like it was time well spent, I feel a lot more confident with my skillz and maybe now I can work on that little DM level I've had in mind for a while now. :ohmy:
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1) on the top right of the building there is an air conditioner and then it gets replaced by a window
2) The whole middle of the building is gone
3) The roof is different
Those are just 3 things that I notice right away. Other than that I like it
(I apologise if this arrives late because I am still under moderation. Also because I am still new I cant really point out problems that much)
If possible I'd also increase the resolution of the bench texture as its so close to the camera and vary the temprature of the lights in the night scene changing the street lamp to a more yellow colour.
Also I just noticed part of the building disappears at night, where's it gone to?
That being said, the sky looks a little, empty in both shots. The night sky could of course use a few dim stars and the sunset maybe another cloud or two as that far up in the sky doesn't tend to be that orange.
Chances are you probably missed that >.<
I'm still experimenting with the normal map so I'm aware of how strange it still appears.
I cooked up the daytime version purely because I've never been able to perfect the lighting in the night time version. Maybe I'll give it another bash.
As I changed the lighting to daytime I had to remove the backlit windows which were adding variation to the scene beforehand, which is why I changed the building a bit to maintain some variation.
Yep. Totally agree.
Maybe. There are few edge loops I could remove. But, to be honest, I'm really not sure about polycounts nowadays, especially in the UDK as I've seen relatively small objects with huge polycounts being placed all over the map. :X
Some wires.
Agreed, adding some chamfers will definitely sell the feel of the brick pillars.