Render 6, composited. The camera angle, time of day, and setting are similar to Render 5, but this time I tried lighting the scene to suggest that the sign was several stories high instead of ground-level.
Render 5, composited.
Render 4, composited (the asset now has added stains and damage to the wood material, elements that were missing in earlier renders)
Render 3, composited)
Render 3, base image.
_Render 2, composited. The chains and horizontal arm of the sign were way too skinny, so after this render they got flattened up quite a bit.)
Render 1, composited (this looks a bit too unfocused and blurry to me, and I definitely overdid it with the glare)
Render 1, base image
Started working on this in early 2023, for Poly Haven’s Hidden Alley competition. Ended up putting it aside for a whole year, finally returning to the project when I had Substance Painter. Minor design modifications, a couple rounds of texturing, and various small tweaks were worked on over the course of 3 or 4 months in…I think early 2024? It’s been a while since I touched this, as the sign was (understandably) deemed a bit too vague to be of use to most people.
…all this time later, part of me is still wondering if I can recycle the elements of the metal anchor and wooden moth to create 2 new individual assets that people actually would find value in.