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We present an animation of Grundtvig's Church - a rare example of expressionist church architecture located in Copenhagen Denmark. It was a case study for exploring the Unreal Engine 5 capabilities.
Whole church was modeled from scratch including all the small details.
Visualizations: Blok Studio
Visualizations: Blok Studio
Software: 3Ds Max / Unreal Engine 5.3 / Substance Painter
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The first step was to gather all the possible references, photos and plans. As we are not able to visit Copenhagen so often, we had to research everything online.
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After a research we have created a 3D model in 3ds max that included all the main architectural elements with proper unwraps.
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More complex elements were created in Zbrush and Substance Painter to achieve realistic and natural results.
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