Since my last post, I've been developing the various environments.
Initially, I was planning on designing all three environments together, then modelling them. However, being that the hallway is a noticeably simpler than the Street and Cellar environments, I've chosen to model this environment ahead of schedule. This gives me a little more time to work on the more substantial scenes.
Below is a small selection of the various reference images used to inform the appearance of the Hallway environment, as well as a general 1970s colour palette used as a jumping off point.
Selected Reference Images
I found myself struggling to design the environments on paper before moving into 3D, so I've been developing and modelling the setting simultaneously. Sketching out thumbnails of various elements on paper, then constructing simple scale models of them in the Maya scene to determine how they fit within the scene.
Selected Thumbnails for Hallway
I fabricated a loose concept painting to inform the tone and use of colour of the environment. The detail is scarce, but detail was not the point of the painting.
Hallway Tonal Concept Painting
This is the current modelling progress of the environment. The various components need to be polished, although the key elements such as door placement and correct environment scale are in place.
Modelling Progress - Right Wall Collapsed
As you can see, the wainscoting reaches up the stairs, whilst the cellar door is surrounded by traditional floor to ceiling wood panelling.
Modelling Progress - Left Wall Collapsed
Environment Staged
The scale of the environment is demonstrated below with the Franklin and Delivery Man character models.
Environment Staged, with Reference Character Models
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