FMP – Finishing the Models and UVs Unwrapping

UV Maps

During the process of creating the 3D model, I used camera-based settings to control the visible details for the UV unwrapping. The bird cages required more attention as I had to cut warped cage pipes and fix any mistakes resulting from combining the assets. The desk lamp was particularly challenging as my laptop couldn’t handle the complex mesh, and Maya would crash whenever I attempted to cut UVs using the camera-based setup. As it wasn’t an important asset, I opted to use automatic UV unwrap which worked well enough to move on to the next asset. To keep the file size smaller, I selected all items and replaced the textures with Lambert material. Afterward, I deleted the unused nodes in Hypershade, and individually centre-pivoted, deleted history, and froze transformations on each asset.

I believe the issues with the face sculpture arose because I had reduced the number of polygons in the asset by meshing it (as it is common practice with scanned objects). To address this, I downloaded the model again and only deleted the necessary faces. After doing so, I used a cylindrical UV unwrap and was able to unfold it without any problems.

Finished Scene

Since I did not have enough time to model every asset that I wanted for my portfolio, and it wasn’t the main focus of my project, I decided to use free assets that were available on Sketchfab and Turbosquid. This approach helped me populate the room with various objects, which resulted in a more chaotic and cluttered effect, which was what I was aiming for. Additionally, I included scans of actual Art Nouveau objects from museum websites.

Overall, the areas that I wanted to focus more on while creating sequences in Unreal Engine 5 showcase interesting compositions with many details and assets to look at. Parts of the room that serve more as a backdrop for lighting have fewer items to optimize the scene. Although I could have probably reduced the number of models used, it was hard to decide what to delete at this stage of the project.

Composition shots: