Hi.
GOAL OF THE STUDY
Today I wanted to share with you a small study in UE4. The material is still WIP.
Once this tool is finished I plan to make some large scale factory environment. For now, though I focus on getting the material as good as possible.
My approach is to create the model in Maya in such a fashion so that UE4 procedurally adds rust based on AO.
REFERENCES
My main ref. is directly below. The photo is taken by me on my weekend trip to old factory in Czechia near the border with Poland,
The factory is currently unused for about 20 years which makes it perfect to hard-surface refs hunting.
Link to the industrial site. http://www.dolnivitkovice.cz/pl/dolni-vitkovice
AO MASK
For this version of the tool, I am using AO mask baked in SP. In future,
Next on to do list is to use AO occlusion baked in UE4. For more details please check out 80.lvl link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYvnQ5wzFmI
MATERIAL
Overview of full material so far:
Close up on various "Grunge" and "Noise" masks blending:
Thanks for reading and keep making stuff!