PROJECT PROPOSAL

As for what field I want to get into after graduating, I would like to get into the role of a 3D artist, particularly in regards to environments.

​

After researching through countless job listings and accounting for both my goals and the time I will have allocated for this project, I have decided that creating and publishing an asset pack will be in my best interest.

​

​The theme around this asset pack is going to be centred around a beach. A reason behind this theme is so that I have a reason to learn how to develop water shaders in Unreal Engine 5.

​

Something low on my skills and needing to be improved is creating 2D textures. For this reason it will be beneficial for me to create tileable textures to be used by Unreal Engine's landscape tool.

​

Another asset I will be including is a skybox. Because of my low skill in 2D textures it is advantageous for me to spend more time creating them and a skybox is a good way to tie the asset pack together in an environment.

​

Since this is a 3D asset pack, I'm going to need some 3D assets. Choosing the beach theme helps me with the scope of the project. Since I will be spending a large portion of time making shaders and other 2D textures, It is wise to only stick to a handful of assets. Because it is set on a beach, an environment often seen as just sand with a few rocks and trees, I can still make it look good even with only a few different assets. These assets will include 2 palm trees, rocks, a bush and a couple of seashells.

​

Only creating a small amount of assets will give me time to optimise them too. This means I will create LOD's for each of them. This is something I haven't created for assets before and is common within larger games, making it a wise decision to dedicate time learning about the workflow.

​

Creating a demo environment using all of the assets will also be a key learning point for me. I have done a lot of asset creation but I haven't spent nearly enough time actually putting together an environment. This makes a demo environment the perfect opportunity for me to learn and demonstrate my knowledge of environment composition. Not only this but it gives me a scene to make a trailer for the asset pack in to help with appeal and publicity.

​

Once all of this is done, I will be publishing this asset pack on Fab. Since this is going to be tailored to Unreal Engine, it makes sense to publish the project where you would normally go when looking for assets to use in UE5.

CHOOSING THE PROJECT