[Style Swap] Forbidden Wall

The Artstation challenge is done!
I saw this one announced, but hadn't had time to look. I love the concept, so I'll jump in. Hope I'm not too late.

So, the photo above has a special place in my heart.

For starters, it's just a really great bit of wall. I can hear my old texturing teacher in my head "Chris, it needs more grunge." I think this wall fulfils his appetite for grunge. This wall is eyecandy to any Environment Artist.

I was nearly arrested for taking this photo.

Walking down the streets of a city that shall remain nameless, I saw this wall, and immediately pulled out my camera. I snap a few photos, before catching movement from the corner of my eye. A policeman is approaching fast, making furious hand gestures at me.

Oh dear, I realise. This wall appears to be a government or military wall I'm photographing. That's a no-no in this country.

The policeman was pleasant enough in the end, but it was communicated to me that under no circumstances should I take any more such photos.

Now, years later, I am finally ready to use this hard won photo. A texture with a bit of danger to it.

DinoWare

August 05, 2019 14:58

Excellent reference! Very interesting to see the result! ;)

Wiktor

August 06, 2019 07:33

Great reference, indeed! Will be following this! :)

Jack McKelvie

August 07, 2019 16:05

Very nice reference! I love the colors and the height change between the bricks and plaster is superbly satisfying.

James Lucas

August 08, 2019 02:37

Yessss! The layering in this reference is great. Good luck!

ChrisFerg

August 08, 2019 08:35

Progress so far. I've gone through a few iterations. Still getting used to Mixer, so I'm figuring out optimal techniques and workflows. They're showing improvement, but still have some way to go.

The last two especially have parts of them that I like. I'd like to combine the best parts of both. We'll see how version 5 turns out.

August 11, 2019 12:53

More updates.

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