1920's Speakeasy Environment - Part 6

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Part 6

Another speakeasy update coming your way! Today I finished the Tommy Gun 3D model and its now fully PBR textured with diffuse, normal, roughness and metallic maps. I'm quite happy with how its turned out and I'm calling it finished for now, but I might tweak a few things further down the line.

Some info on the tommy gun: I originally planned on modelling it with the typical drum magazine as seen in many classic gangster films, but I wasn't happy with it so I decided to make a box magazine and was instantly happier with it so I stook with it. It's based on a 1928 Navy model which DID have the box magazines and top-mounted bolt and ejector port so it's still fairly accurate and viable for it to exist within the scene. I included some writing on the side that is based on real features of the 1928 model Thompson. I also made it so the serial number had been scratched off - implying this particular weapon was stolen from its original owner.

This was one of the most important models of the scene so it feels good to have it done. It is the 3rd gun I have fully modelled and textured. Here's some pictures:

My next step is to continue with the architectural pieces.... like I was doing before I got carried away with doing the tommy gun!

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Part 5

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Part 5

Part 5 of my project and I've decided to take a break from architectural modelling in order to get a head start on one of the most essential props of the scene: a Thompson submachine gun a.k.a the Tommy Gun.

I've been working on it for about 10 hours over two days and I'm very happy with how its going. I've finished the model and UV mapped it. The poly count is just under 4000, which is a little high, but I don't want to restrict myself with strict polycounts on this project.  

Here's some pics of the model!

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Part 4

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Part 4

I've made some more progress on my speakeasy environment. It's slow but steady at the moment; I've just been modelling architectural pieces and making a few prototype textures. I've recently finished up a door (that I've also textured), and the arches.

Here's a few pictures of how the scene is looking:

 

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Dev Diary Part 3

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Dev Diary Part 3

Day Three of my latest environment art project and things are continuing to go well. Having blocked-out and planned the scene on day 1 and day 2, today I started the real work of making the architecture of the room itself - specifically, the walls.

I spent about 8 hours modelling a big, chunky, modular brick wall and baking a normal map in Maya, and I also started to texture the wall too. By the end of the day I've finished the model and got a (placeholder) diffuse, normal, specular and roughness map applied to the model in UE4. It's not finished yet but its a good start!

Here's some pictures:

 

Next step: finish off the wall and start work on the arches, floor and other architecture.

1920s Speakeasy Environment - Dev Diary Part 2

1920's Speakeasy Environment - Dev Diary Part 2

It's day two of my new 3D environment project and I've started 3D modelling the basic architecture of the scene in Maya. I made a basic blockout and imported it into UE4 so I could explore it in 3D and make sure I was happy with the scale and layout of the scene before moving on.

Here's some pictures of the work I've done today:

I'm happy with the layout and scale of the scene. My next step is to keep working on the architectural assets that make up the room.

 

PBR Baseball Bat - 3D Modelling Project

This month I've been working on a new 3D modelling project to get myself back into practice, and as a way of teaching myself how to use Maya 2016. It's been a while since my last 3D model as I've been focusing mainly on creating browser games, so it felt like it was time I started another 3D project.

I'm modelling a PBR-textured medium-polycount baseball bat. It's a fairly straightforward model, so the texture will be the real element that I need to get right. This factor is what I was looking for when deciding on what to model, because it means I will be able to hone my skill with PBR texturing - an important skill for an aspiring modeller/environment artist to have.

As it stands now, the model is finished and mapped, and the textures are also quite developed, I'm just working on getting the PBR material just right before I can call it finished!

Here's some pictures of the work-in-progress model:

"Snowman Creator" - Gallery

"Snowman Creator" Gallery

This December, I decided that I wanted to make a Christmas/holiday game, and the result was "Snowman Creator". It's a seasonal dress up game that allows you to create a unique snowman, enter a personal message then screenshot it to create a digital Christmas/holiday card that you can share with anyone.

I created the game by myself using Construct 2, and Photoshop to create the graphics. It took about 3 weeks of steady(ish) work to make it.

Here is a screenshot of how the game looks to play...

...but the real fun is in the "Take Picture" feature, which hides the menus and takes a screenshot of your custom snowman that you can save and share with family or friends as a digital holiday card.

I uploaded the game to the Scirra Arcade on December 18th - one week before Christmas - and throughout that week the game was played over 200 times.

So to celebrate Christmas and the game's success, here is a gallery of snowman pictures that myself and various players created!

created by me

created by me

created by me

created by me

created by Sheila Clarke

created by Phil Bahan

created by Nome Clarke

created by my nieces Seren and Izzy

created by Chris Clarke

created by Chris Whiteside

created by NovelSpinGames on Reddit

So there we have it! I'm very happy with how this game has turned out and the response it received and I'm excited for whatever my next 2D game project will be!

Click here to play Snowman Creator

PUCK! - New Browser Game Project

I'm finally making a new blog post after a long hiatus! This week, I began making a new browser game on my new, gamedev-focused laptop. I call it "Puck!" and it's inspired by the classic video game, Pong.

This project started out as a learning exercise; I planned to simply remake Pong in the hopes of learning more about it's design process, however I quickly decided to take it further and make my own game using the same basic gameplay.

Here's a few screenshots of the game as it is now. It is still unfinished, it's about 60% done at this stage. I plan to make all-original music for the game aswell.