I often struggle to find good references of used objects that are not visibly destroyed or damaged. It was also the perfect look for me, as they are old objects that are restored to be in good condition. The most useful references I found were on the Metropolitan Museum website, by far. It was tempting to go for something different while I was looking at other references but I wanted to be able to do a comparison in the end. I liked the original one and it was very inspirational to look at those beautiful chests when I did it. Stay true to the original one I made and keep the spirit with a similar color theme and patterns.This time I wanted something that definitely looked old and worn but still kept in good condition and not ruined. I know I tend to over damage my props, because they can easily look good. I wanted to be able to show the chest’s story just by looking at it. To do something realistic, but not only render-wise.When I started, I knew what my main goals were going to be: I thought of starting it multiple times before and never found the motivation to do it. Although my graduation project was doing fine, I wanted to do something personal in my free time and I thought it was the perfect time to start redoing the chest. So here I was, locked down in my student flat. Even though I really love my job I also like to improve my skills in other subjects and I’m working on other personal projects in my free time. Nature is really what inspires me and I’m trying every day to reproduce it the best I can in video games. I’ve always been a botany enthusiast and I had the opportunity to specialize myself as a foliage artist. I finished my studies one year ago and I’ve been working at Rebellion developments since. This is when I started working on the dower chest because I really wanted to work on something visually rewarding and keep myself busy. I had to finish my graduation project during the first lockdown in my tiny apartment and it was really tough. The final year was wholly dedicated to working on a game prototype within a team of 9. It was a way more inspiring environment and I learned so much during those 5 years. It was definitely what I wanted to do and I’ve been obsessing with getting better at my job since. After three years I decided it was time to move on and I went to Rubika Supinfogame in Northern France for five years to study game art.

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