Noodle house

Final Scene (01.2010)

All stills and textures, shown below, were custom created, by myself, for this scene.  Some items were first modeled, then deformed to create a more stylized feel, including the lanterns and roofs.

This scene is my current project and was inspired from  the art of Kung Fu Panda. I was impressed by how well Dreamworks beautifully created the environmental art for the movie and their amazing attention to detail; from the trees, landscapes, architecture. I have created an Asian inspired scene before and had wanted to create additional Asian-inspired scenes, but didn’t have an idea of what until I saw the noodle house from the movie. The noodle house is fun, interesting, and allowed for my own interpretation.

I started this project with screen captures from the Kung Fu Panda movie and with art from the Kung Fu Panda art book. I studied the design, composition, geometry, and style of the scene then decided that I would start with building the exterior first. I concentrated on modeling the exterior shell and then continued to add detail to the noodle house including the windows, window shutters, trim, roofs, door, and counter space.  I also added a courtyard wall that had undergone a few revisions in itself.

The interior,  including the bowls, wok, tea cups, knives, cutting boards,  and baskets, were modeled once the exterior was near completion. I tried to adjust each piece to give it a more stylized, and less uniform, feel. Finishing touches were added, including the lanterns, outside tables, exterior wall windows, and bamboo. I then went ahead and removed any polygons that weren’t showing.

All textures were hand painted using Photoshop.  Textures were applied to the models, then rendered. A final render was created and a paint over was done to add more ‘character’ to the scene.