Diorama: Fantasy Observatory

Hello everybody.
I am going to present step by step, how I am creating my realistic diorama.

The diorama in question is an observatory in a fantasy world. It is the observatory of a somewhat messy scientist but very passionate about his work.

Below I will show the references in terms of aesthetics and lighting, as well as the references for each object in the observatory.


Hello everyone!
This week I have been working on the hero aset. In this case the telescope. At the moment I have done the blocking, high poly and low poly.

Hello everyone!
This week I have been working on three assets: the telescope, the chair and the stool.
On the telescope I have been working on its texturing in Substance Painter.
Regarding the chair and the stool I have modeled them both in Maya and Zbrush and I have given it a first pass in Substance Painter.

Besides all this I’ve also been looking for smaller assets to download, such as books, scrolls…

Hello everybody!!!
This week I’ve been working on putting the finishing touches to the texturing of the chair and stool. I have also been working on three other assets: bookshelf, drawing table and desk. And the bookshelf has two versions, one with ladder and the other without ladder.

Regarding these last three assets, I have modeled them in Maya and textured them in Substance Painter.

I have also made the first lighting pass in Unreal.

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Hello @Skytthen ! Welcome to posting with us here on the forums!

From the details you’re currently showcasing, it’s easy for the mind to picture many things which I think is very good and shows versatility in your creativity. Seeing what you have I can picture an astrology wizard looking to harness the power of the stars while learning about the world. A humble astronomer either young or old yet still fascinated endlessly with the skies above. Perhaps a noble scholar resides here and has found a new research they wish to pursue and need the help of the stars to make sense of it.

The possibilities are abundant with what you’ve created so far so I’m only eager to see how it either narrows down or broadens as you continue to fill in the details! Well done!

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Hello everybody!!!
This week I have been working on 6 assets, the floor and walls.
Regarding the assets done : the filing cabinet, blackboard, globe, hanging lamps, telescope ladder and wooden pillars of the walls.
All of them modeled in Maya and textured in Substance Painter, the images you will see are from Unreal.

As for the walls, I still need to add the decals, the door and wallpapers/pictures…

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Hello everybody!!!
This week I’ve been working on the ceiling, door, telescope mount, and wallpapers.

Regarding the ceiling I have done it with modular parts.
I have made the wallpapers with an Atlas texture.
And the door and the support I have worked on them like all the other assets modeled in Maya and textured in Substance Painter.













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Hello everyone!
Well we are almost at the end of this project.
This week I have been working on the set dressing, lighting, adding the books to the shelves, putting some plants and adding particles.





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Hello everybody!!!
Well we have reached the end of this project.
This week I have used it to fix bugs and give it the last details.






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