For my senior thesis, I decided to push myself creatively and work from a concept that I created. Flying cars may be what most picture for the future, but I believe that trains in the clouds will be more popular than flying cars could ever be. The original plan was for a steampunk train city but as I got further into the project, I began primarily pulling references from art deco.
Modeling, texturing, lighting, and compositing done by myself
Ivy made using Ivy Generator
VDB Cloud/smoke/nebula assets pack - created by Mitch Myers
Programs used: Maya, Substance Painter, Ivy generator, Arnold, and Nuke
Clay
Wireframe
No Volumes
RAW
Frame Breakdown
Project Evolution