07-06-2013, 06:21 AM
Heya Guys.
Here's a little process shot of something I've been doing off and on for the last few years. I create a top down blueprint for a mock video game level in Photoshop. It doesn't need to be taken too far, since it will be obliterated or discarded in subsequent steps. I quickly draw out the various buildings and other major set pieces, then drop in some simple lights and rough in their bloom. Then I crop out a portion of the level (first image). I use the distort tool to warp that section into a ground plane extending towards my horizon line (second image). Now I know, in, uh, "proper" perspective, the location and scale of my set pieces, so I quickly "pull up" the assets from the ground plane (third image) to check composition and get a better read on the layout. Lastly, I work zoomed out with big texture brushes/fuzzy-mood brushes to imply lots of detail and variance.. drop photos in.. and establish my environment lights more specifically. If I want, I can then polish the shit out of it and hit all the edges in a big cohesion pass. Often, I just crop and stop, run a few filters, then post.
Alternately, you can use the floor plan as a projected texture on a plane of simple geometry in your 3D package of choice (I use SketckUp). Then just literally pull up the geometry, throw a few lights in (in SketchUp, I use VRay) and do a quick render (VRay again) as an "underpainting." In the case of this image, I just wanted to shoot it out real quick on plane ride.
Hope this makes sense and helps someone out there!
![[Image: josh-godin_beatmode_babylon-auto.jpg]](http://sour.org/files/daggerz/josh-godin_beatmode_babylon-auto.jpg)
Here's a little process shot of something I've been doing off and on for the last few years. I create a top down blueprint for a mock video game level in Photoshop. It doesn't need to be taken too far, since it will be obliterated or discarded in subsequent steps. I quickly draw out the various buildings and other major set pieces, then drop in some simple lights and rough in their bloom. Then I crop out a portion of the level (first image). I use the distort tool to warp that section into a ground plane extending towards my horizon line (second image). Now I know, in, uh, "proper" perspective, the location and scale of my set pieces, so I quickly "pull up" the assets from the ground plane (third image) to check composition and get a better read on the layout. Lastly, I work zoomed out with big texture brushes/fuzzy-mood brushes to imply lots of detail and variance.. drop photos in.. and establish my environment lights more specifically. If I want, I can then polish the shit out of it and hit all the edges in a big cohesion pass. Often, I just crop and stop, run a few filters, then post.
Alternately, you can use the floor plan as a projected texture on a plane of simple geometry in your 3D package of choice (I use SketckUp). Then just literally pull up the geometry, throw a few lights in (in SketchUp, I use VRay) and do a quick render (VRay again) as an "underpainting." In the case of this image, I just wanted to shoot it out real quick on plane ride.
Hope this makes sense and helps someone out there!