Jonathan BENAINOUS
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The Last of Us Part I - Capitol Memorial Hall Materials - by Jonathan BENAINOUS

This gallery is a collection of some of the many materials I made during the production of The Last of Us Part I.
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This series gives an overview of my responsibilities on the project as Senior Environment Texture Artist with some detailed breakdown, blending videos, before/after shots and material balls.
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Every material showcased in this gallery were all fully made in Substance 3D Designer and rendered in Marmoset Toolbag.
While these materials were made for the Capitol Interior, most of them were also put in the base library and can be found throughout the game.
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For more information, please make sure to read the caption under each image and video to get some additional insight on my workflow and Environment Art techniques.
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Hope you like it and find this series of galleries useful!

One of the main challenges in this room was to create this intricate floor. The colorful mosaic trim above was one of the main materials used to make it come to life. The floor is made out of mesh floaters mapped and layered on top of each other.

One of the main challenges in this room was to create this intricate floor. The colorful mosaic trim above was one of the main materials used to make it come to life. The floor is made out of mesh floaters mapped and layered on top of each other.

Marble material created with the help of Chris Hodgson's source file from TLOU2: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/D552me

Marble material created with the help of Chris Hodgson's source file from TLOU2: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/D552me

Here is a reference board of the Memorial Hall inside the Massachusetts state house that we used as main inspiration and the final room in the game on the left.

Here is a reference board of the Memorial Hall inside the Massachusetts state house that we used as main inspiration and the final room in the game on the left.

After creating the shader in a proprietary software, I'm blending the different layered materials using vertex color. It allows me to add cracks, dirt and wetness to the floor.

Here is the final result in game, once the lighting pass has been done.

Here is the final result in game, once the lighting pass has been done.

Height and Albedo breakdown of the marble floor material used in the center of the rotunda - Fully made with Substance 3D Designer

Broken tiles were modeled and textured using the same tile material rendered above. They were then placed according to the texture mapped below and scattered here and there to add some depth and details to the floor surrounding the rotunda.

Broken tiles were modeled and textured using the same tile material rendered above. They were then placed according to the texture mapped below and scattered here and there to add some depth and details to the floor surrounding the rotunda.

Height and Albedo breakdown of one of the ornate marble trim materials created specifically for this room - This one is mostly used on the walls around the balcony and the massive door frames - Fully made with Substance 3D Designer.

Here is a another video showcasing the shader and blending work done on these walls around the balcony. Each RGB channel of my vertex color allows me to paint the different texture set I created according to the way my shader has been set up.

Height and Albedo breakdown of one of the ornate marble trim materials created specifically for this room - This one is mostly used on the arches and the main ornate trim visible from the ground floor - Fully made with Substance 3D Designer.

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