I decided for the fun of it I would make a shield out of my barrels lid, then make a narrative of it in my scene of how the blacksmith is desperate for resources to the point that he is using anything he can find. This was quick and easy to do as all I…Continue Reading Makeshift Shield
These props are less important and so I put less time into developing them, the concept was fairly simple I wanted to make a tennon saw out of wood and exaggerate its features. I thought if this saw looked cheap it would help sell the idea that the blacksmith who owned the forge is not wealthy…Continue Reading Saw/Makeshift Saw/Ingot
To begin I looked at what type of floors are seen in forges and what sort floors look like in World of Warcraft, below are the references I gathered . I also gathered videos on materials similar to the look I wanted below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqHo-rwkz3M&ab_channel=3dEx https://youtu.be/zu9tq1P_Q9M And this! Material Features I attempted a few different patterns…Continue Reading Floor Material/ Wall Material
My wood material was very straightforward following techniques in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apa2DKNDINs&t=205s&ab_channel=3dEx Major distinctions between my material and 3DEXs include using thicker strokes on the wood grain, a darker general shade to the wood and utilising a histogram range/scan to create highlights on the edges of the wood. I also toned down the noise…Continue Reading Wood Material
I decided to begin with my barrel, I felt though it is a simple prop its design can be pushed to be something impressive. To begin I decided to quickly sketch up a design to go off in my sketch book, despite this obviously being disadvantagous in the modelling phase as applying this to the…Continue Reading Barrel Development