Creating a Scene for my 3D Pixel Art Game

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3 жыл бұрын

Date of Recording: 2020-11-14
I took a bit of a break from the usual tech updates this week to record a making-of video detailing what it's like to create a scene from start to finish in the Unity-based pixel art game engine I've been developing.
I found some neat modifier stack tricks in Blender for creating procedural, non-destructive details for rocks, stone bricks, and trees. This saves a lot of asset-creation time, which should hopefully make it more feasible for me to create a large game world without a huge team.
music: lofi hip hop to [chill/dance/study/relax/rage/party/sleep] to by Virtual Boy is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
soundcloud.com/virtualboymusic/lofi-hip-hop-to-chilldancestudyrelaxragepartysleep-to

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@t3ssel8r 3 жыл бұрын

FAQ: 1. Can I buy this? The package I'm building is for a game project I'm working on, so I currently don't have resources to support external users. Plus the code is in a constant state of flux. I may revisit this in the far future toward the end of my project, if there is interest at that time. 2. Can you make tutorials for how to achieve this? I've written about the techniques I've used in the video descriptions of my older videos, and plan on making new higher quality videos as I work on new features that I think are interesting or have educational value. I don't always have time to make a detailed video for every thing, but I'm always happy to respond to specific questions here in the comment section, or privately over on twitter. 3. Where did you pick up your skills? I mostly learned graphics programming through following the tutorials of Inigo Quilez and Catlike Coding online. I also highly recommend Sebastian Lague and AdamCYounis' channels here on KZfaq.

@Hekai 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much !! I just came upon this video, and damn the clip at 4:15 is the closest to 2D i've ever seen in a 3D based engine, i'm straight shocked that's literally amazing bless you !

@bobsmithy3103 3 жыл бұрын

What CPU and GPU languages are you using? Like do you use c++ and opengl? nvm: title is misleading. He's just using unity and did not create his own pixel art game engine. He's using what seems like his own renderer

@t3ssel8r 3 жыл бұрын

@Arsen Here In my (limited) experience, releasing a successful product entails cleaning up the code, testing it so it works for different platforms, making sure it can be integrated in other projects, providing training, and support. Some of those things will naturally get done as I make more progress on my game, but some of them are too much of a distraction at this point. Thanks for understanding.

@braindeveloperdimensional5579 3 жыл бұрын

So your engine is for Unity only? Can it be ported to Godot? Is your rendering engine opensource?

@t3ssel8r 3 жыл бұрын

@Brain Developer Dimensional I suppose the shaders port easily since it's just HLSL. The rest of the pipeline would need to be rewritten for each new environment. I based on Unity because it is what my team is familiar with. No, the project is not open source.

@Geddy135 3 жыл бұрын

I could imagine an entire game being made in this style and at the very end of the game, the camera pans in and moves around to reveal the game was 3d the whole time.

@penkinodenuevo7468 3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@t3ssel8r 3 жыл бұрын

haha my idea was to do the reveal at the end of the first scene or something like that. or in the middle of the trailer. there's definitely some potential for that sort of deception

@parallaxdawn2546 3 жыл бұрын

@@t3ssel8r what about having it in the pixel art style but you can move the camera in a 3D space?

@wiktor3727 3 жыл бұрын

Try fez

@andresouza6711 3 жыл бұрын

wait its all 3d? always has been

@roastman9753 3 жыл бұрын

"To make the rocks more realistic, I let the computer do it for me."

@IPlayKindred 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to 3d modeling

@Med-B 3 жыл бұрын

@@IPlayKindred i don't think anyone wants to spend 90% of the time working on a project just manualy making the models when it can be generated quick

@IPlayKindred 3 жыл бұрын

@@Med-B that's my point

@ficticious_jr. 3 жыл бұрын

@@IPlayKindred i agree with the kindred player because he plays kindred

@otohime8516 3 жыл бұрын

@@IPlayKindred Welcome to 3d procedural modeling***

@oliveryt7168 3 жыл бұрын

I never worked with any of these programs... But WOW, 2 hours for this?! Insane! I am impressed by the quality of this piece of art.

@Reloecc 3 жыл бұрын

it's like.. there are 2 hours of modeling, but hundreds of hours for the engine.. ;)

@Zantler 3 жыл бұрын

@Jan Černín to be honest modeling is the easiest part, getting shaders and textures(even UV wrapping) is the long and painful process

@robrobusa 3 жыл бұрын

@@Reloecc Definitely! The 2hrs do not account for the programming of the pixel shaders. The modeling and porting into engine? Sure!

@mythicdawnist 3 жыл бұрын

When they said “trees are just cylinders with some merged spheres on top.” I felt that

@PPno9 2 жыл бұрын

I've been saying this for 15 years and no one's listened to me.

@alcob5945 Жыл бұрын

they?

@ireadysucks3026 Жыл бұрын

@@alcob5945 gender neutral pronouns

@alcob5945 Жыл бұрын

@@ireadysucks3026 i don't believe men can become women and viceversa, especially without surgery and all the other stuff that should make you more similar to the other sex (yet not the same since you can't change your brain and every aspect of your body, not to mention that even if you did you would be a fake man/woman)

@nologin5375 3 жыл бұрын

Even without the pixel engine the scene looked pretty nice and serene, but that engine stepped it up so much, very nice.

@FilipeDeschamps 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, the final scene is amazing!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing 👍

@arkvitinhoo1646 2 жыл бұрын

@AnarchoOrc como isso é possível? 🤔

@RVKY 2 жыл бұрын

Oxi kkkkk do nd ele aqui

@JovemCancelado 2 жыл бұрын

Deschamps gosta de gamedev? não sabia kkk

@joziel3664 Жыл бұрын

caraca, Michel Teló já passou por aqui

@josewenzel 3 жыл бұрын

This youtube channel must be the best thing I found this year, you are really talented dude... it makes me envious... in a good way

@silvercarroll2352 3 жыл бұрын

I'm at a loss for words at how beautiful the final product is. Just subbed!

@ktmochiii 3 жыл бұрын

the colors and little grass/leaves movement really make this scene! looks so good!

@ruvimperna5532 3 жыл бұрын

Your pixel art is superb, the lighting/shading is perfect to emphasize the shapes of objects in pixel art, like your water line is very light, if a stone is sticking out, u have a lighter gray highlight around where it differentiates it from the ground (4:23 stone next to pillar). Your style is so perfect.

@dumas124 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, the pixel shader you have going on here is absolutely amazing.

@__leftistVegan 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this art style. the combination of pixels and realistic reflections in the water make it look to warm but immersive at the same time.

@pluto4540 3 жыл бұрын

This already looks so cool, like this as an entire game just- damn Amazing work so far

@danlei88 3 жыл бұрын

This is some incredible work! Can't wait to play whatever games you make with this system.

@peterjurgens5968 3 жыл бұрын

Man thank you for your video? First of all I love to watch time laps-blender builds. They are really entertaining to watch and often I discover a few new tricks. Even more so when there is some commentary!

@ZedAmadeus 3 жыл бұрын

Holy hell. The final result is goddamn gorgeous!

@DeaconOfTheDank Жыл бұрын

Loving your content. The end result is always astonishingly beautiful.

@Nayphilim Жыл бұрын

I was just looking into some things for game ideas i was having and i am OBSESSED. This is stunning and i will definitely be looking at trying something like this. Congratulations, this is really well done!

@ZimmervisionCZ Жыл бұрын

This looks absolutely stunning! I would be overjoyed to watch or play something that looks like this!

@Levi_Zacharias Жыл бұрын

I love the cloud shadows in the final version! and that pond reflection looks great.

@Esteban_Santos 3 жыл бұрын

That displacement and decimation technique is so cool I’ll try to figure out how to do something like that, great video!

@idkidk9204 3 жыл бұрын

It's fairly simple, it's more about tuning the settings

@otohime8516 3 жыл бұрын

It is a trap, just looks pretty and lower poly, but it just mess all your topology. If you're a begginer, I recommend you avoid this kinda 2 modifiers by now...

@not_ever 2 жыл бұрын

It can cause you a lot of headaches. There is a GDC talk called Low Poly Modeling: Style Through Economy, you can watch on KZfaq that talks about some of the pitfalls of using decimate and better workflows. From memory the guy giving the talk is an indie dev who works alone on his projects. This is not a comment to shit on the creator of this video. I found watching this workflow very interesting and have liked the video.

@DatdudegilToo 3 жыл бұрын

I'm blown away by this. It's absolutely incredible!

@damianeksiema9443 2 жыл бұрын

Yooo, those materials that You using are just insane. They are giving so much to this project

@RANDO-M-USIC 3 жыл бұрын

Just wow! I really like it ... I got some nostalgia feels ... and combined with the background-music, they got enhanced :)

@BlackroseXX9 3 жыл бұрын

Well done! This is an incredible pixel generation. Thank You for sharing!

@soerennielsen 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen anything like this before. Simply in awe here. Amazing job! Keep us posted please.

@sebastienmichel5866 3 жыл бұрын

Wow i'm really impressed by this channel and the vibe. Love the render of that pixel art

@nicoladc 2 жыл бұрын

The pixel engine part blows my mind, the finish is so cool

@iamvulgar8188 Жыл бұрын

Bro, this is absolutely amazing looking. Great job.

@thejoshuawatts Жыл бұрын

Wow, this is my first time seeing this kind of technique, and i gotta say this blew me away! thanks for sharing your technique! learned so much.

@caiocesar4827 3 жыл бұрын

That's insane! Awesome job and thanks so much for show us!

@PitchBlackCat 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning result

@jerrygreenest Жыл бұрын

There are several different 3D pixel art videos out there on youtube, but I think you nailed it the best with your engine, filters, shaders and whatsoever. Can't wait when the actual game will come. And also when after the release you will make efforts toward sharing your way of doing, in form of tools, lessons, etc., - also can't wait. Good luck.

@BuyMyBeard 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your artstyle. Looking forward to your completed project with it

@PumpkinJamJam Жыл бұрын

Dude this looks fantastic!!!! Absolutely amazing work

@mikesproductionsgamedev Жыл бұрын

This is really beautiful. The fact the trees are just spheres beneath all the well-animated pixel leaves is something I'd have had trouble believing just looking at the final product.

@Fan-dh9hw 3 жыл бұрын

DUDE, this is awesome! hope you do well with your project.

@RaidenFreeman 2 жыл бұрын

I ADORE the look of what you've made.

@nilsqvis4337 3 жыл бұрын

Man this is stunningly beautiful!

@wizard4599 3 жыл бұрын

Studying game dev at uni right now, this is really inspiring. I'll share this around, love what you're doing.

@Rawrlz 2 жыл бұрын

I love this and I hope you've made progress on this game!

@TheGrowlerOne 3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful! Keep uploading more videos, it was well edited and nice to watch :D

@janthummler3548 3 жыл бұрын

Holy Cow, this is beautiful!

@chickennoodlesoup8098 Жыл бұрын

This is so good. You made this seem so simple to make

@gaspardbouchard6215 Жыл бұрын

I've seen alot of 3D pixel art and I can tell its very hard to pull off, but I find your artwork not just a perfect execution of this technique but also incredibly tasteful

@vedoxg Жыл бұрын

Man that style is so chill and relaxing, somehow it gives me some nice anime atmosphere... Nice

@igor_ai88 11 күн бұрын

Wow, the result looks so nice and cozy, the water is very eye catching too

@monochroma3803 3 жыл бұрын

Jesussss, this shader must be professional ! Love the result by the way ! :D

@vincentsavoretti2201 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, I live your pixel filter. Good to see I'm not the only one using 3D specifically to get a 2D result

@ashrafsahli2869 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing, wonderful work.

@Pearking_ Жыл бұрын

that has to be one of the most beautiful things ive seen in a long time.

@drawcentral1048 3 жыл бұрын

That looks insanely good!

@dariusz.9119 Жыл бұрын

That procedurally generated pattern on columns, stairs etc. was brilliant. I'm not a pro blender user, nor I'm a game developer so I've never heard of that technique. Really clever. I'll need to try it

@dited358 2 жыл бұрын

Dude this are literally the most nostalgic beautiful and timeless graphics design I have ever seen, imo the market is too full of games that think realism is the ultimate goal

@Michael-jn3kt 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Can't wait to see more.

@xhappybunnyx Жыл бұрын

gaaaah damn, that pan at the end had me feelin somethin. looks super, super good, but I'm sure you already knew that. amazing work!

@trysta73 3 жыл бұрын

Very successfully pulls off the illusion that it's pixel art. Gorgeous, nice job!

@slav5038 Жыл бұрын

This video is amazing, thanks for creating and sharing it! Very inspirational.

@datmars2398 3 жыл бұрын

Watched this video over 10 times now and im every time blown away by the artstyle and the way it works. I would love to see a video on how to create the sprites for the grass and trees. Cool video :D

@luciafantin 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! it looks amazing and very unique style

@rodmileski Жыл бұрын

This is sick. I am not into pixel art and the realistic art style is more my cup of tea, but man this looks so neat. Awesome job dude.

@CiruPlays 2 жыл бұрын

as someone who just sometimes models and rigs random unpainted monsters in blender for fun, this makes game scenery and for some reason, breath of the wild scenery, even MORE breathtaking. thank you.

@VideosBySimon 3 жыл бұрын

this is so beautiful i cant wait for this to come out

@yukinanka 3 жыл бұрын

Yo, I'm stifled. Your work looks fantastic! Thanks lord KZfaq algorithm.

@Czarewich 3 жыл бұрын

WOW... just... WOW! This looks so good!

@empiredirt6530 3 жыл бұрын

wtf. too good. That pixel art shader/rendering engine is gorgeous. I'm jealous. I'd buy it from the asset store wink wink.

@youneskasdi 3 жыл бұрын

This is kinda wild, spending time to make a whole 3D scene just so you can flatten it out and turn it into 2D

@DTLamia 3 жыл бұрын

I imagine drawing it in 2D would've taken a lot more time and skills so this is actually a really neat idea

@t3ssel8r 3 жыл бұрын

you got it. I'm a petty bad pixel artist but even I can extrude a few cubes.

@gamechannel1271 3 жыл бұрын

Doing this in 2d would take a lot more time, also the 3d engine allows cool lighting effects as shown here.

@Beryesa. 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the guys spending their time on making 2D look like 3D :ppp All artist are crazy :d

@PandaTheGFX 3 жыл бұрын

Who would win? guy that took years practing vs default cube

@arrtemfly 3 жыл бұрын

yoooooooooooo those pixel shaders are NUTS! this is totally great.

@trlolist3332 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the FAQ section bro. Good work. The output you get there is fantastic. Until the end ,render scenes, i was like "oh its something ordinary like begginer course or simplist game" and i was wrong.

@hungha4329 Жыл бұрын

god your style of this made me so pacefull

@itsmoonlight9649 3 жыл бұрын

this looks stunning

@jehriko7525 Жыл бұрын

This is incredible, I have to take notes from this!

@borisweppner6219 3 жыл бұрын

This is so extremely *AWESOME!!!!!!!*

@nelsonthekinger 6 ай бұрын

This is beautiful

@Erikanimations 3 жыл бұрын

It is beautiful and inspiring, quite innovative idea too

@TimpersOliver 10 ай бұрын

as a pixel artist im blown away by how good the final piece turned out. the colours are incredible.

@revox3046 3 жыл бұрын

You did amazing job with your shaders in unity! Congrats

@renatorodrigobs79 3 жыл бұрын

Please, PLEASE, teatching us how to make something like it! It’s AMAZING!

@v-vol224 Жыл бұрын

omg, I've been looking for something like this for so long and finally I found you. hope to learn something new from you.

@blue_oddish5752 Жыл бұрын

The custom rendering is absolutely insane and I am amazed by it. Once you finish this project, I hope you make a tutorial series on how to make it or release it for sale.

@madness_lab 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome workflow! the displacement trick is 👌👌

@player6769 3 жыл бұрын

The end product looks incredible my guy. A tutorial on the procedural editing for the trees and stone would be super dope but I understand you're busy.

@adventuredev2570 3 жыл бұрын

so so cool, would love to see you set up more scenes like this :)

@captainofnumenor8221 10 ай бұрын

this is truly magnificient

@travgaming0659 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite art style for games

@semproser19 3 жыл бұрын

That end result is absolutely incredible

@keithws2779 3 жыл бұрын

Mind blown by the end result

@EyedMoon 3 жыл бұрын

Watching these videos I'm always thinking I could do it too. I start planning out the landscape, what I want to show, the colors... Then comes the time to actually do it.. Needless to say I've never finished a project. GG to you, looks super nice. Couldn't help but sub for the next one ;)

@jarrettonions3392 3 жыл бұрын

keep practicing! each plan/unfinished piece still counts.

@TickleTigger-xs2rp Жыл бұрын

That looks incredible!

@ir-dan8524 3 жыл бұрын

this is crazy cool, can't wait to learn more

@h.p.hatecraft7850 3 жыл бұрын

stunningly beautiful

@s4nzyG 2 жыл бұрын

It looks gorgeous!!

@ClementGenniaux 3 жыл бұрын

this is amazing ! really nice job !

@arthurangenendt8959 3 жыл бұрын

DUDE, THATS A MASTER PIECE!!!! JEEZ!!!

@depressyimpressyrepressy Жыл бұрын

Jesus, this is gorgeous. Like unrealistically gorgeous.

@badbone_hd9274 3 жыл бұрын

very impressive. After I played through a short hike I knew that this was the style I wanted to go for.

@ErlingBelsvik Жыл бұрын

I would love to see the journey between the fade to black, and the changes you made to the trees, cause there is a big leap between the scene before and after the changes.