Street Lamp

Day One - Base Modelling/Finding Textures

For this task, I wanted to just do some asset modelling keeping to a few parameters. I wanted to model an asset in Blender making sure the topology is accurate and the UV is well done. I will be keeping track of these elements through this page making sure to log the development of the model.

For the model, I decided to go with a street lamp and for the general aesthetic I wanted to go for an an older style of lamp.

Here are a few of the references I used when brainstorming the lamp:

For the model, you can see from the inspiration I plan to go for a simple lamp with a tall slender bar leading to a squarish metal box on top. For detail, I will keep it simple adding an ornamental top and wider bottom.

First Base Modell

Here I made a basic lamp shape using a cube. I extruded it up while scaling the edge to create the shapes up the model. I made sure to follow a basic shape, making sure to keep decent topology.

You can see the shape coming through from the base going to the top where the light is going to be stored.

Inseting the face

Next, to create the area where the bulb is going to be stored I have to inset the faces. these faces will be the glass faces of the street lamp where the light shines through.

I use the inset tool making sure to select individual, this will inset the faces separately instead of doing them as one face.

Creating the glass & frame

Next, I select the faces from the inset and extrude them inwards. to do this I use the alt s key command which scales on an axis uniformly. Next, I use the separate selection tool to separate the faces which I will use for the glass faces of the lamp.

After this, I worked on making the frame. To do this I have to connect the point left behind from separating the faces. For this, I use the merge vertices tool making sure to select the middle to keep the point in place.

Material

I apply a material onto the lamp. For the material go for an off-white and pump up the metallic value.

I did this as I wanted a shiny look to come through the lack of light.

Lighting & base

Next, I added a bulb and the base for the bulb, for the base I just extruded from the lamp. To create the bulb I just got a cube and used the bevel tool to create the smoother look.

For the lighting, I added a sun light which will act as the main scene light. I then add an area light which will be the accent light to add dimension. in the render setting I set the look to high contrast.

First Render

Here, is the first render. It looks alright but I would love to add more textures. I would like to smooth the model and add a thicker base.

Smoothed Render

Here, is the second render. I made the model smoother and added a few changes. It looks a lot better but I still aim to change the material as I don't really like the bricks.

Ground 1

Here is a newer one with the first of the two grounds. I really like this ground texture and I feel it reflects the scene. It adds a lot of complexity to the scene with out being distracting.

Ground 2

Here is a newer one with the second of the two grounds. I like this ground texture and I feel it fits the scene. I feel it is a bit too simple and I think I prefer the original choice.

Here are the textures I used.

Running Dragfaced Brick Texture, Warm Tan - PoliigonDownload the Running Dragfaced Brick Texture, Warm Tan from Poliigon. Over 3000 studio quality Textures, Models and HDRIs for professional 3D artists.

Bricks Light Whitewashed Offset Texture, Red and White - PoliigonDownload the Bricks Light Whitewashed Offset Texture, Red and White from Poliigon. Over 3000 studio quality Textures, Models and HDRIs for professional 3D artists.

Concrete 042 A on ambientCGAsset 'Concrete 042 A' on ambientCG. Get this asset and 1000+ more PBR materials and textures for free under the Public Domain license.

City Street Asphalt Generic Clean 001 - PoliigonDownload the City Street Asphalt Generic Clean 001 from Poliigon. Over 3000 studio quality Textures, Models and HDRIs for professional 3D artists.

Day Two - Adding Details/Final Render

Here are the textures I used.

Atmosphere

Next, I added some atmosphere to the scene. For this, I added a cube over the entire scene and added a material.

To this, I removed the main material and added a volume scatter.

Detail

Next, I added the last parts of the model. This means adding the detail elements that will add dimension to the scene and finish off the object. First, to start I get the top face and extrude uwards. Next, I add a loop cut and scale it down to create a shaper object.

For the base, I added a loop cut in the centre and scaled it up a bit. Then I grab the base loop and scale it up to a larger size. I added loop cuts to make sure the size fits the square shape of the bar.

Here is the final render.

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