Hello, Im going to start a new project this time being an environment instead of a diorama, the environment in question is gonna be a Chinatown inspired place, here are the assets I’m gonna create for it including the modular assets that will help me make the buildings around. Also I improved my blocking adding more detail to it and the assets I got in mind for the moment.
Thank you and see you next week for more updates!
Week 2
This week I made some changes to the blocking, making it that you cant see the void and have some buildings around, creating a better sense that you are in a environment
Week 3
This week I started by finalizing the blocking scene, making it that the perimeter is more integrated into the scene and we cannot see the void now.
Then I added some bevels and more details to some of the modular assets, then I modeled the main road and applied a texture to it
Week 4
This week I changed the blocking all around the scene and replace it with actual assets of the buildings that go around the main area of the environment.
As it can be seen in some pictures of the bookmarks, I also started modeling the lanterns this week and will proceed with the texturizing this week.
See you next week!
This week I started finishing the textures of the lantern:
Here are some examples of the vertex painting used in some areas to add dirt and wear:
I also started modeling the Temple that is located at the end of the main street, this is a progress and its unfinished, I will continue with the model and textures next week:
This week I also created various cameras for the cinematics of the level, the video of all the cinematics can be found here in my bluesky post: https://bsky.app/profile/enquis.bsky.social/post/3lne4bv2q3s27
With all this changes and additions heres how the project is looking:
Hey there @_Enquis,
Hope you’re well and having a great week so far 
Just wanted to hop in and send some encouragement. This looks marvelous so far. Especially the street hanging lights! It looks so dreamy 
Can’t wait wait to see the final product!
Week 6:
This week I modeled and textured two more assets, this time being the lightpost and the bench:
Also I made progress on the temple’s roof, almost finishing it to apply textures in the future:
With these new assets I modified once again the scene adjusting it to add the new assets and at the same time giving it another pass of ilumination mainly regarding the new lightposts:
The video of the cinematics can be found on my bluesky post: https://bsky.app/profile/enquis.bsky.social/post/3lnvrpjkq4c2l
Week 7:
This week I modeled and texturized the little roof covers of the benches:
Week 8:
This week firstly I completely modeled and texturized a new base for the benches, so they dont look tilted in the uneven street:
Here you can see the progress of this environment project until this week:
Week 10:
This week I finished the new hero asset, I finished the bakes and then the texturizing on substance painter, heres how the food cart ended up looking:
Week 11:
This week I focused on adding more detail to the scene as a whole, I added the cables of the hanging lanterns and changed their possition at the same time to add more realism, I gave a new pass on the lighting, making it more according to the hour of the day, as well changing the intensity and attenuation radious of both the hanging lanterns and the street lightpost, and finally I added more decals and some new assets like signs.
Also I finished the modeling and texturizing of the main gate:
I also created a new asset used for the intersections between the buildings and the street:
With all these changes this is how the scene is looking:
Week 12:
This week I finished the model and textures of the temple walls:
Also I complemented the scene with more details like adding more decals = to give it a more dirty look and assets like bicycle racks and fire hydrants, also I changed a little bit the lighting of the lightposts so in gameplay the character is not so dark in the middle of the street, furthermore I added some buildings around the scene to give it more a look that this is a Chinatown street inside a city, and finally I changed the textures of the store sunshade and signs to give it different colors and not just a plain white.
This is the scene with all these changes:
Week 13:
This final week I added some details and mainly focused on the small details, I added more decals to give everything like sunroofs, buildings and the street a more dirty and not so new look, also I added some extra assets just to add more to the buildings and not make them so plain and straight looking, I added new neon signs and some air conditioning props.
Here’s the final look:
