Painted Style Steampunk Chest
A chest asset made for my university game development module. The chest acts as an interactable prop for the player to collect items. The chest doesn’t contain algae or dirt as previously used to alert the player as it stands out more against a grungy background. The chest in-game also had a glow and sheen. The style is inspired by Dishonored and consists of a painted-like texturing style.
Please note: Photoshop is not included in the project thumbnail as it wasn't used in the creation of the chest apart from the concept art.
Using the reference I collected, I created an initial concept. The biggest challenge of this object was to integrate gears to fit the steampunk theme of our project as it had to be logical - how would the gears work?
Feedback suggested to not have too many cogs as the detail wouldn't be seen from a top-down perspective. After spending my night brainstorming how I could make the chest practical, the idea of a rack and pinion came to mind.
Ideas can happen anywhere!
The chest was split up into two UV sets, this is the UV for the top of the chest.
This is the bottom UV.
