Empire's End
Empire's End
Empire's End - Details
Beauty
Values
Detail Lighting
Kit diorama - Knight Column
Kit diorama - Debris pile
Bell turnaround
Update: I needed to smooth the normals to fix it :)
That (4) is supposed to be a (3) -- oops
The solution to the UV seam tearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWrCA-t0v3U&t=1429s
See more breakdowns here:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XJ8nR3
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qJl9gL
I am proud to share 'Empire's End,' the first of my projects I worked on for my demo reel at Gnomon. A monument to power now a relic of a bygone era, this belltower hides a secret only the most cunning of adventurers will discover.
Concept: Andrew Palyanov
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oArPgL
Additional plants, moss and dirt textures: Quixel Megascans
It took a long time to get this piece right— I thought I had completed it twice before I got more feedback and went back into the trenches to push it further. Special thanks to my mentors and friends who helped me take this project to the absolute max of its potential:
Extra special thanks to Amanda Kutcher for the awesome effects!
https://www.artstation.com/amandakutcher
Jon Arellano
https://www.artstation.com/jonarellano
Gabriel Cervantes
https://www.artstation.com/gabrielcervantes3d
Anton Napierala
Javier Perez
https://www.artstation.com/meshmodeler
Julian Elwood
https://www.artstation.com/elwoodvii
Martin Pietras
https://www.artstation.com/martinpietras
Miguel Ortega
https://www.artstation.com/miguel_ortega
David Tyler Young
https://www.artstation.com/davidtyleryoung
Jonathan Benainous
https://www.artstation.com/jonathan_benainous
Terry Dong
https://www.artstation.com/tdong
and Max Dayan