Well, it's been an interesting journey. I think it's only fitting to finish it off with some nice beauty renders.
I took the model and combined all of the pieces together into a single object, and then moved it into Unreal. I hadn't been to any sessions that specifically taught Unreal, so I was stumped for a little bit before I managed to inch my way through. I was able to get the model placed, lit, and with the material properly applied (or at least I'm fairly sure it was properly applied). And with that, I recorded a flythrough and took some nice high-resolution screenshots.
Making this shop from scratch was honestly quite a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be: then again, it was also much more intricate and took a lot longer than I expected it to.
My favourite part was definitely when I started assembling the whole building. The actual construction of the modular kit was fiddly and a little tedious, but taking the pieces and slotting them together until they made something new was so satisfying. I guess it was a lot like playing with LEGO (which I used to be obsessed with): putting it together and seeing the form come through out of a bunch of squares and triangles is a really nice feeling.
However, the process definitely had its downs, but they always helped teach me something new. The biggest down of the whole journey was when everyone was sent home from uni: it was a shock, and for a few days after returning home I just couldn't motivate myself to work. I couldn't bring myself to work on this shop because I was a little intimidated by having to work on Unreal and make videos and textures and all that jazz: I did eventually do them, as you can see, and I think I just needed a little while to get used to our new situations. Everyone did.
In terms of actually working on the building, I don't feel I had any major problems except for when I got into Unreal: I knew how to import objects and that was it. Thankfully, I was able to find a good deal of tutorials on YouTube that described and explained how to assign materials and fix lights, and eventually I got through it.
And now I believe we are done. 'The Oculorium', as I have finally decided to call this shop, is ready to be unveiled to the world. I hope it's been enjoyable to read about the process, if nothing else, and thank you for reading :D Stay safe!
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