Katanga (Student Game) : Props
Katanga is my graduation project at isart Digital Paris. It is set in an alternate Belgian Congo, in the 1920's.
The game is developed for Unreal Engine, and as a member of the art team I did my share of assets for the game, and this post displays some of them. I especially liked working on the hard-surface assets.
I was mostly in charge of designing assets for the docks and the boat, but I also did some smaller tasks for the villa environment when my tasks were complete.
I did the design for this asset, mixing elements from train tracks levers with boat pieces, and imaginary technology from the old Frankenstein movies. A very fun asset to create !
Cables are so hard to get right !
There even is a little footstand for maximum lever-pulling comfort. I also did the animation for this asset.
A set of chairs for the villa, with a worn texture variation. Base mesh by Flore Lemoine.
Details for the nails and the wood seams sculpted in Zbrush.
Another piece of machinery ! This big switch was designed with aurora borealis machines as references. I tried lots of things before reaching a silhouette that I was satisfied with.
Normal map of the big switch. These props were a great exercise to practice my UV unfolding skills !
Some boilers for the boat level. I tried to make them look wet with steam, and absolutely covered in rust. The red color was chosen because they explode during a cutscene.
Crates for the docks. I did a metal version to add some variety. Basemesh by Line Grenèche.
Train car, with UVs unfolded to preserve a good texture density with only one 2k texture.
A big searchlight.
Warning signs kit for explosive elements. All text was kept in french, since the game is set in the Belgian Congo.