BA3b - Week 3 Summary

BA3b - Week 3 Summary

This week I started to create a document which included all the objects I WISH to have in the cave. I do not plan to make all of them but it's good to just get all the ideas  I have out there and to to plan which assets are the most important etc.

I decided to start with a fireplace and some barrel props. Both of these can be scattered around the cave to fill the scene and also with the fireplace being a good source of light to make the lighting a bit more interesting.

The process to create the fireplace was a very straight forward one. I started off by sculpting the rocks in Zbrush to decimate them and make the rest of the fireplace in Maya. Since no bake information was needed, I just created a low poly and then used substance painter to add the normal detail.

Fireplace Texturing in Substance Painter

Fireplace in Marmoset Toolbag 2

As for the fire particles I will be using one of the stock Unreal Engine fire effects since it's perfect for this use and looks great.

Up next was to create a barrel. My process for this was to first create a high poly and sculpt it in Zbrush. I then brought it in to substance painter to texture.

Zbrush Sculpt

When texturing the assets for the pirate cove I always keep the environment around the object in mind. Like adding sand to it and also a hint of green to resemble moss to give the asset history which makes it appear more real.

Texturing in Substance Painter

End result in Marmoset Toolbag 2

When these two assets were done I populated the environment with them and here are some pictures of the result:

And here is a GIF to show it in motion.

GIF link if it's not working

Professional Practice

The Skype interview with Rare LTD went very well and it was an awesome experience! The people I spoke to were super cool and we had quiet a few good laughs! I truly enjoyed it and all I can do now is wait and see!