Hello! Ive been working on this little alley environment based off of concept art I found for Rings of Power season 1! Numenor was one of the coolest places showcased in the show, and I felt like this concept was not only visually interesting, but it looks like it can help me to reach a few goals ive been wanting to…
Calling this one done!! Check it out https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kNA2z2 Thank you to everyone who has commented and encouraged me, you guys are the best
Making more progress! Started adding decals to the different areas and working on some buildings for the far background, loving how this is looking so far
@Eric Chadwick Thank you! Im having alot of fun messing with this, especially at this stage where everything is really coming together visually. Also yes that gif is super helpful! Ill mess around with how I can get a similar effect with my post processing next time I work on this!
This is great, love seeing the progress on this! One thing I think could help is to do a bit of color grading, to recapture some of that softness from the concept... reduce the mid tone saturation, and pull up the black point. Here's a quickie animated GIF
@Vastra Thank you, and I really appreciate your feedback! Ill look into how I can adjust my mesh to get a more realistic stone feeling to the steps, might be that I need to sculpt them a little in zbrush
Looking really good overall, the lighting and mood are working great, especially the sunlight coming through the beams and vines. =) One small thing that stood out to me: the step in the foreground feels a bit too smooth/curved compared to the rest of the stonework. It might just be me, but since the scene leans more…
More progress! I replaced the background grey box with real meshes, I plan on having a camera angle where you can see farther back, and I did some more modelling too