INTRODUCTION
Hello! My identify is Filip Moták. I’m from Ostrava, Czech Republic, and I’m a programmer by day and a 3D artist by evening. I’ve been doing 3D for 2 years now, so I’m nonetheless fairly new to this, however I’m blissful to have the ability to present you my course of behind this mysterious library scene!
INSPIRATION
Have you ever ever fallen asleep watching YouTube movies, solely to get up to no matter web subculture video the auto-play algorithm determined was best for you? In my case, that was a sequence of ambient music movies with the Darkish Academia aesthetics.
Not realizing what that was, I did a little analysis and immediately fell in love with the fashion. The dusty bookshelves lining the partitions from the ground to the ceiling, the musty scent of outdated paper, and the darkish nooks and crannies with moody lighting are all issues that talk to me very a lot.
So, I began gathering references from the web and located inspiration from Midjourney to get to work!
BLOCK-OUT
The very first step of each new mission needs to be the block-out. That is in all probability my least favourite step as I at all times wish to get straight to the motion, but it surely is a vital step nonetheless.
I made a decision to solely present one wall and a window in my piece and primarily centered on that. I roughly modeled the form of the pillars and help columns. I made a decision to place the columns tightly collectively, creating this arched alcove through which I put the bookcases.
Pondering it might be extra fascinating to separate the examine part of this library from the cabinets, I made a decision to make this part’s flooring barely elevated and added placeholders between the pillars the place I’d put the fencing when placing the scene collectively. I added a number of placeholder fences to the second flooring however saved it pretty easy as I knew that the ultimate scene was going to be fairly darkish, and never many particulars could be seen.
MODELING
Coming right here from the block-out part, I knew that I used to be going to wish to mannequin a number of issues: pillars, columns, bookcases, and two units of metallic railings/fences. I additionally determined to mannequin a easy desk and a chair for the examine space.
Given that almost all of those fashions would both be within the background or coated by different property, I made a decision to maintain them easy. Elaborate designs would have been counterproductive.
TEXTURING
For the texturing stage, to verify the pillars don’t mix in with the background an excessive amount of and lose definition, I made a decision so as to add some golden metallic trimming, hoping for some shiny reflections when lit by the inside lights.
The following step was filling the bookshelves with books. I used MidJourney to create varied frontal photographs of bookcases, some with neatly ordered books, and a few much less organized ones. I then used Photoshop to crop and splice them into one massive texture.
I imported this texture to Blender as a airplane and used the knife instrument to chop out a number of completely different units of books. A easy extrusion of this airplane gave me a pleasant filler for the bookcases. It’s a fast and soiled answer, however I feel it was fairly efficient.
LIGHTING
After finishing the modeling of all of the important elements, I changed the tough blocks with their extra detailed counterparts. This was additionally the primary time that I might see how the atmosphere appeared when illuminated. I noticed that the one window may not present adequate mild to light up your entire scene, so I added a number of smaller lamps to the massive pillars to focus on a few of the particulars.
ASSETS USED
Beneath are the property used on this art work:
To boost the realism of the scene and create a way of an atmosphere that appears lived-in, I integrated a number of property from Sketchfab, together with lamps, books, papers, chandeliers, and a globe. I assumed the scene wanted a focal aspect, so I positioned a really good typewriter asset on the desk near the digicam and lit it with one of many lamps to make it stand out extra.
VOLUMETRICS
To present the room an older, darker, and dustier look and to intensify its mysteriousness, I added volumetric fog and a particle system.
POST-PROCESSING
Within the post-processing part, which may also be essentially the most difficult, I imported the uncooked render into Lightroom and experimented with varied presets. Sometimes, I create 8-10 completely different variations, which I then slim all the way down to 1-3 preliminary outcomes.
Subsequent, I regulate the completely different values to realize essentially the most visually interesting consequence. After a lot deliberation, I lastly selected the bluish, moody model from the three outcomes that I discovered to be essentially the most satisfying.
RENDER – A Cozy Darkish Library
Thanks for studying. Be happy to ask any questions, and when you like my work, comply with me on social media.
Have an excellent day!
Concerning the Artist
Filip Moták, an beginner 3D artist from the Czech republic.
