Sky Island

We created a cinematic intro for an optimized stylized real-time gameplay scene in Unreal Engine 5.5.
This level involves a Golem boss fight, accidentally summoned by a rabbit.

We spent time mostly in the engine and used many new ways in environment art, including PCG, working with splines, creating grass dependent on wind direction, creation trees, flowers, mushrooms, bushes, sculpting main rock assets such as arch, obelisks, columns, stone slabs and small monument. Since there is less classic modeling here, we used Houdini to create an asset pack of small rocks and simple vfx of Golems attack. Besides our characters like rabbit and golem created, riged and animated fully from scratch. In addition we created wooden and metallic environment assets.

Credits:
https://www.artstation.com/ghost11god
Technical art lead and chief ideologist of the project.
Giving feedback on the props and the scene.

https://www.artstation.com/ulaborisova
Art Direction. Giving feedback on the scene, finding references and creating color palette, creating cinematic, sound design, sculpting golem(all aspects).

https://www.artstation.com/kanokun
Animator. Creating animations and rigs for the creatures: rabbit and golem.

https://www.artstation.com/freshkkkaa
Creating procedural rocks pack using Houdini pipeline, creating golem attack vfx, making logs of meetings.

https://www.artstation.com/andrejka
Production management, pipeline planning, responsible for creation obelisk models(all aspects).

https://www.artstation.com/nikitaastafev
Creation rabbit, small monuments, stone slabs(all aspects). Help other students with sculpting process.

https://www.artstation.com/evgeniygubenok
Creation stone arch, columns, glade(all aspects). Help other students with sculpting process.

https://www.artstation.com/rokett
Level design, light setup.

https://www.artstation.com/macesta8
Creating asset pack of mushrooms.

https://www.artstation.com/bigblackkit
Creating asset pack of metallic and wooden elements.

https://www.artstation.com/valentina5788
Creating asset pack of trees.

https://www.artstation.com/maksknez
Creating asset pack of flowers.

https://www.artstation.com/peplum
Giving feedback on the scene, art consultations and additional art direction.

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Special thanks for feedback:
https://www.artstation.com/elen-art