Help me Learn modular building construction!!
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Hi guys. I'm trying to get the workings of modular environment construction down. I wanted to start pretty simple, so I relatively flat building was first.
here there is a little left to do. you see the detailing running vertically down the ends of those are not done, they are also missing from the corners above the main door. other than that there is 1 tile left to do which will be a ground floor window set..
as it stands all the tiles etc are on 1 texture sheet and the fire escape and AC unit are on another (with room for more] the idea for this to be that I can use the building assets on any structure.
basically what I'm planning to do now is build a series of modular buildings learning as I go, was thinking I might build a church after this, or maybe just something a little more "epic" so I can add some really cool details. I'm open to suggestions, both for how to improve what I have already and where to go next
here there is a little left to do. you see the detailing running vertically down the ends of those are not done, they are also missing from the corners above the main door. other than that there is 1 tile left to do which will be a ground floor window set..
as it stands all the tiles etc are on 1 texture sheet and the fire escape and AC unit are on another (with room for more] the idea for this to be that I can use the building assets on any structure.
basically what I'm planning to do now is build a series of modular buildings learning as I go, was thinking I might build a church after this, or maybe just something a little more "epic" so I can add some really cool details. I'm open to suggestions, both for how to improve what I have already and where to go next
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Disregard the darkening, idk why it did that sorry.
Notice on the pictures I pulled from Google, there are large pieces that divide things up, ridges on the corners, and in between floors, same with at the bottom, on the left I drew a few things I think you should have.
1-2 some sort of window header, doesn't have to look like this, just most places have one, keeps it from looking like a prison.
3-4 just some modules to put in between floors and on the edges, in hindsight you could probably just use the ones going down the side.
and now that I think about it there's a fifth that I didn't write down, and that's the thing at the top, gives it a nice top off, also if you wanted more detail you could make a ridge around the top with those little support things going up to it.
Basically just flesh it out a little bit, you have a good base but there's not much to it atm, also I drew a circle around the satellite dish, because this is the stuff that makes it lived in, 2-3 more window textures of like a pile of clothes leaning against it, or flowers at the window, maybe an extra model of something hanging out like cloth or a dish, just little bits.
Also I would pay some love to the door, maybe some door bell ringers, some steps/gate, things like that.
PS: I'm not a genius at this stuff or anything, if anyone else has anything to correct or add please do, this was mainly just my opinion.
http://www.3dmotive.com/training/udk/modular-building-workflow/