Columbus Tower/Trimsheet Study Schedule

 References:

Columbus Tower Environment Schedule

Week 1: Block-out

1. Camera reference match
2. 95% of what the game res will be needs to be completed

• Most of the environment will be created with a mid-poly workflow in mind
• Modular Pieces to be accounted for
• Pieces that are going to be modular need to be finished as well

1. Set up of trim sheet layout that will go with the environment pieces

• Model Trim sheet
• Make sure I have what I need for each material separated and marked down in the trim sheet block out

1. First Pass lighting in Unreal

Week 2: High-res

1. Trim sheet is the focus this week

• Sculpt all the detail needed
• Take my time putting the detail

1. Necessary Retopology
2. Baked Meshes for Trimsheet
3. Texturing for Trimsheet
4. Solidify the trim sheet-able meshes to be easily UVd once the trim sheet is finished
5. Second Lighting Pass

Week 3: Finished Baking and Beginning Texturing

1. Finished Textures for Trim sheet
2. Begin applying the Trim sheet to the pieces I set aside for it

• Modeling on from the trim sheet to get other details that may have been missed
• Applying morphs to the trim sheet meshes to get rounded corners from  the reference

1. Third Lighting Pass

Week 4: Final Pass (Last Minute Changes)

1. Any missed part from the last two weeks are accounted for
2. Final Lighting Pass

Portfolio Week 4

 

Materials Used For The Scene

Height Blend Vertex Painting

Custom Smoke VFX Flipbook Made By Daiyu

Rendered Video 

Star Wars Sprint 2

 

Updated Version of the cantina with its neon sign

Decal trim used on plain mesh to add more depth

Decal Mesh library created

Corner Trim Decal Normal maps that I will be using for custom decal meshes for corners in my environment pieces. I am planning on fixing some issues found with this texture map but this is a my first pass at this decal.

Decal Normal Map that I can reference in a blueprint based on the UV coordinates of the texture. It will be used on plain walls to breakup some of the tile-able textures once they are implemented in the scene

A test of both trim decals and decal blueprint working on a mesh.

Perforce pushes

Portfolio Week 3

 

Trimsheet Created For Smaller Details

Portfolio 1: Week 2

 

Common Art Week 1: Proxy Environment and References

Unreal Proxy Environment Render 1

 

Unreal Proxy Environment Render 2

Maya Blockout Render 1

Maya Blockout Render 2

Maya Blockout Render 3

Environment Concept/Reference Images

Proposed Color Palette Ideas for lighting, mood, and tone

Schedule:

Perforce:

Week 1: LightHouse Env Proxy

 

Portfolio Project 1: Schedule

 Sci-Fi Lighthouse Schedule:

Week 1:

• Reference Gathering
• Reference Matching
• Blockout 
• Blockout Scene in Unreal Engine
• High Poly Modeling

Week 2:

• High Res finished with sculpts
• Trim Sheet and Texture Setup
• Lighting Second Pass

Week 3: 

• Final Bake and Texturing
• Trim Sheet baking and texturing
• Final Lighting and Composition in Unreal Engine

Week 4: Environment Final

 

Final Render of Environment

Procedural Material created in Substance Designer

Trim Sheet created in Substance Designer

Turn in on Perforce

Week 3: Environment

 

Simple Stone Material Made in Substance Designer

Trim Sheet Created in Substance Designer

TrimSheet Created in Substance Designer

Tower Models Made From Modular Pieces

Week 2: Environment Final