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Color Management
Painter
- Use Log Tonemapping and the UE4 Color Profile
Designer
- Legacy – Best option, sadly. Works as expect with Painter and Substance Source
- OCIO is poorly implemented, Painter and the Substance Source library assume Legacy color.
Painter
Painter’s color management – leaves much to be desired but delivers a close match to Unreal with these settings
| Label | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Painter – View | Default (Wrong)Notice the blown out highlights, and how yellow saturates toward orange as it gets brighter? | |
| Painter – Post EffectsPainter – Color Profile | Activate Post EffectsTone Mapping: TRUEFunction: LogActivate Color ProfileProfile: ACES_UE4_Log | |
| Painter – Display Settings | Display Settings – Environment SettingsIt’s not possible to load exposure settings with an Environment Map, so I’ve baked in a reasonable exposure.Changing any of these settings is fine | |
| Painter – View | ACES UE4 (Tone Mapping: Log)Note: The 2D view does not apply Tone Mapping, so it still doesn’t handle highlights well, but the UE4 ACES LUT is still applied | |
| Painter – Texture Export | Export using R8 template | |
| Painter – Exported Textures | tga is defaultexr also works | |
| Unreal |
Designer – Legacy
This process is colorimetrically dubious, but works as expected with the least effort. We’re forced to use “Legacy” because of the existing / Substance Source library and how Painter handles color
| Label | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Designer – Preferences | Preferences > Projects > Color ManagementDefault optionLegacy | |
| Designer – Color | Example: Color Swatch, as it appears from a Substance Source materialsRGB is enabled | |
| Designer – Shader | 3D View > Materials > Default > EditBase Color > sRGB Base Color Texture > TRUE | |
| Designer – View | 3D View > ACES sRGB2D View > disable sRGB | |
| Designer – Texture Export | Default Options8-bit formats (*.tif,*.png,*.tga,*.bmp,*.jpg)diffuse/basecolor: sRGBall others: Rawfloating-point formats (*.exr)diffuse/basecolor: linearall others: Raw | |
| Designer – Exported Textures (8-bit) | ||
| Designer – Exported Textures (float) | ||
| Export to sbsar | Will match in Painter and from Substance Source | |
| Painter – Color | Matches Designer Color | |
| Painter – Imported sbsarPainter – Imported Textures | Matches Designer Color | |
| Unreal – from Designer textures | ||
| Unreal – from Painter textures |
Jedi Fallen Order – Kashyyyk – Shadowlands
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This gallery contains 19 photos.
Early Development – Not final lighting. I set up initial lighting on the Shadowlands area before handing off to other artists. This gallery shows that unfinished version. I was responsible Continue ReadingJedi Fallen Order – Kashyyyk – Shadowlands
Jedi Fallen Order – Zeffo – Crashed Venator
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This gallery contains 42 photos.
I was responsible for environment lighting which includes global atmosphere, local fog density, light fixtures, and scripted lights. Lighting is a close collaboration with environment art, design, skybox, and many Continue ReadingJedi Fallen Order – Zeffo – Crashed Venator
Jedi Fallen Order – Zeffo – Tomb of Miktrull / Pull Temple
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This gallery contains 31 photos.
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Jedi Fallen Order – Bracca – Cargo Train
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This gallery contains 163 photos.
I was responsible for environment lighting which includes global atmosphere, local fog density, light fixtures, and scripted lights. Lighting is a close collaboration with environment art, design, skybox, and many Continue ReadingJedi Fallen Order – Bracca – Cargo Train
Jedi Fallen Order – Bracca – Passenger Train
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I was responsible for environment lighting which includes global atmosphere, local fog density, light fixtures, and scripted lights. Lighting is a close collaboration with environment art, design, skybox, and many Continue ReadingJedi Fallen Order – Bracca – Passenger Train
Jedi Fallen Order – Bracca – Shipbreaking Yard
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This gallery contains 116 photos.
I was responsible for environment lighting which includes global atmosphere, local fog density, light fixtures, and scripted lights. Lighting is a close collaboration with environment art, design, skybox, and many Continue ReadingJedi Fallen Order – Bracca – Shipbreaking Yard