BA Project - Unangan Botany
This project was made in co-operation with Rafael Pankov for our Bachelor thesis project at Cologne Game Lab. He contacted the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association for their permission to start a project like this, and they were of great assistance throughout.
I took on the role of creating concepts, part of the illustrations, and 3D models seen here. Rafael assembled everything in Unreal Engine, and I helped with asset implementation and anything else I could.
The demo is currently not available for download, so hopefully this video preview gives a decent enough insight on the project!
Plant renders.
Plant renders.
Model breakdown - texture file -> individual pieces -> final assembly.
Random stones for decor.
Early style search for shape language within the plants.
Sketches/design for all plants to nail down the approximate shape and color range.
Texture design for terrain - real photo ref stylized to also find appropriate shape language.
Various plant textures.
Island area concept.
Island area concept closeup.
In-game screenshot.