Now that the airport landscape is looking better, it was time for me to place some airport graphics around the environment to showcase some extra detailing to it. To get started, I wanted to replicate a departure screen for the airport.
I created a quick departure screen using a software called Pixlr to produce a quick airport screen that would fit nicely onto the asset (PIXLR, n.d). I made sure I made a quick and clear airport departure screen using the correct aspect ratio before I imported it into Substance.
I imported the image and projected it onto the right polygon and adjust the tiling a little to get the result I was hoping for (Sunderland NextGen, 2019).
From here, it was only a matter of applying the textures into Maya before importing them in Unreal. I imported them onto the other sign variations to give a bit of character to them.
Next up were placing the sign around the airport section of the environment like you would typically see when in the terminal lounge.
Lighting
I also had to consider how the lighting would react to the landscape, starting with the platform area. I reused the basic wall material from the starter content and applied them to where the trains will travel between the platforms.
I also had to consider how to light up the rest of the environment too, but using a mix of point lights and spotlights would do the trick.
References:
Dreamstime (2023) Board of departures in airport. Realistic flip airport scoreboard template. Available online: https://www.dreamstime.com/board-departures-airport-airport-timetable-sign-departure-arrival-realistic-flip-airport-scoreboard-template-airline-image108091105 [Accessed 9th March 2023]
Flight Information Display System (FIDS) for Airports (2018) PresentationPoint. 14 Sep. Available online: https://www.presentationpoint.com/blog/flight-information-display-system/ [Accessed 9th March 2023]
PIXLR (n.d) Pixlr Suite. Available online: https://pixlr.com/suite/ [Accessed 29th March 2023]
Sunderland NextGen (2019) Substance Painter – Importing Images [Video] Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCOVbBTgSH8&t=133s [Accessed 29th March 2023]