Abandoned Ship | Modular 3D Environment

A modular indoor environment referencing the art style and gameplay of the horror game Dead by Daylight (by Behaviour Interactive).

To achieve the game's dream-like atmosphere, the environment is meant to feel like a faded memory of an abandoned ship - not fully realistic but recognizable.

Created in 2021 using Unreal Engine 4, Maya, Substance Painter, and Krita.

Final environment [1/3]. Control room.

Final environment [2/3]. Downstairs.

Final environment [3/3]. Upstairs.

My process began by collecting reference images and creating an art guide. I planned the grid size, modularity, and layout of the level, as well as dimensions, pivots and naming conventions for all assets.

Greyboxing [1/2]. After whiteboxing the level with Unreal Engine's basic shapes, I replaced them with simple meshes to make sure the modular pieces fit together.

Greyboxing [2/2]. Testing scale and prop placements with gameplay in mind. Once I was happy with the greybox I was ready to finalize the meshes and create textures.

Wireframes and textures [1/2]. The locker was a gameplay object from the reference game, which I replicated for my environment. Using Substance Painter, I created PBR materials with base color, occlusion/roughness/metallic, and normal maps.

Wireframes and textures [2/2]. The control panel of the ship was the most complex asset I created for the level. I used textures to add smaller details.