Paris is for Lovers 3D (WIP)

Hi there,


you might think what this thread is about and you might already know that there is a level of me already called "Paris is for Lovers" (http://lbp.me/v/4yrt70), so what is this all about?

over the next 4-8 weeks I will work in my freetime (holidays, yay) on a 3D scene inspired by the level I created and a few other influences. I will update this thread quite often to keep me motivated and have a nice work in progress overview in the end. Feel free to comment, criticise and throw in ideas.

My aim is not to rebuild the scene (http://i6.lbp.me/img/ft/266a9e532c85...c40c07f65d.jpg) the same way I made it in LittleBigPlanet because I have a couple more freedom in creating with an actual 3D programme, however it will be more time intensive.

I have choosen this kind of project because I am not that active anymore in creating levels in LittleBigPlanet anymore, because my education stops me from doing so, but LBP helped me to choose that education in a weird way^^. And I just love the theme. So in the end it is still lbp related ;)

So without further ado, the recap of the first two days.


Day 1 and 2 - Trying to start

For the level itself I researched a little what the roofs of Paris actually look like and what the architecture looks like. Having done that I had to LBPify it to get the look I wanted. A more comic themed, whacky look. Chimneys are made of toilet rolls, the fassades are made of cardboard. I watched a couple movies like Ratatouille or Moulin Rouge to get ideas and then started making the level. - This is how it turned out to look like:


http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...n08/screen.jpg


This level and all the research done (and still to be done) made me start 2 days ago blocking out my scene.


http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv356/TOBSn08/1.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv356/TOBSn08/2.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv356/TOBSn08/3.jpg







At the moment I am looking how the scene can be arranged and what works and what doesn't. The models don't really matter right now, cause there are very simple and just blocks and just there to make a nice composition. They will all be rebuild at a later stage.


That's it for the moment and I will be back in a couple of days I hope ;)

sounds interesting. :0 but i do hope you return to LBP after a while. you make epic levels :) *mew

Nice!

What program are you using though?

at this stage only maya for the modeling. Later for texturing I will use photoshop and mudbox

That looks great!

Day 3 - small update

small update on what I have done today

made some VERY quick window sketches

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...owsConcept.jpg

and started modeling the first building

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...15/maison1.jpg

still need to clean it up and will probably change the side a bit cause it looks too much like the other bigger side

Nice, do you plan on hand painting the textures?

yup will be all hand painted, but will still take a while until I start texuring ;)

Been a couple weeks now, the rainy weather decided to switch to summer-mode. That made me go outside and enjoy the sea etc. Managed to work from time to time though. Here is the progress:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...08/maison2.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...n08/paris1.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...n08/paris2.jpg

will start texturing soon and add some props here and there.
Hope I will finish it during august.

This looks really awesome, can't wait to see the final product!

This looks really great man, it was one of my favourite LBP2 levels so it's awesome seeing 3D scenes come out of it. Can't wait to see what it looks like when you start adding textures. :)

Superb! I love the shots you took in your most recent update, and those buildings look fantastic. Good luck TOB, it was always a pleasure finding a new level on your planet in the days of yore, and I'll make sure to watch over this thread like a hawk. ;)

Those are really cool rough draft project. It makes me want to create an artwork based on my level series. Looking forward to see how the final draft works.

Update #4

hey guys,
started texturing and adding some lights into the scene.
Note that all this is still WIP ;)
enjoy.

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...OBSn08/4_1.png http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...OBSn08/4_2.png

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...OBSn08/4_3.png http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...OBSn08/4_4.png

Looks great! Can't wait for the next updates now! :P

Update: It is not Paris without the Eiffel Tower. (Work in Progress)

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...n08/eiffel.jpg

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Originally Posted by TOBSn08

Update: It is not Paris without the Eiffel Tower. (Work in Progress)

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...n08/eiffel.jpg

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Dear lord it just keeps getting more and more beautiful with each update o-o

Wow what fantastic work!!! :love: i loved this level (one of my favourite ever), and obviously i love this work!
I'd like to know how to use 3D .. sin that I manage with only 2D graphics

You got skills man! I love it.

Right on. I really need to get back into Maya. Haven't touched it in a long long time. Got Maya 2013 and haven't even touched it yet. Something is seriously wrong with me. This scene looks fantastic. I imagine you'll be doing some sort of cool cinematic to go along with it when it's all done, right?