Flares

A project initially begun as a lighting sketch I ended up exploring to a further state. I've always enjoyed the sharp contrast in neon palettes, and I wanted to utilize it in a way I could challenge my ability to tell a story in a mundane setting. This was a also fun experimentation of the power of ray-tracing in UE4, in which case I tested the difference in quality between dynamic lighting in SSGI and RTX rendering as seen in the bottom gif.
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Physical units. RTX and SSGI. Dynamic lighting. Flare smoke created by way of a personalized static plane set-up.
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UE4 assets used:
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/modern-city-downtown-with-interiors-megapack (cars and graffiti)

DAZ Studio assets used:
https://www.daz3d.com/i13-hq-hoodie-for-the-genesis-3-female-s
https://www.daz3d.com/hc-high-waist-pants-outfit-for-genesis-8-females