Nitin Malhotra
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Todai-ji Temple

Environment for a fulldome animation

I modelled this entire temple from scratch for a five-minute animation made to be shown on a dome. The statues are existing models that I optimised for the scene so that render times stayed manageable.

I made the project as photorealistic as possible. I used Blender for 3D modelling, MeshLab and Substance Painter for optimisation and textures, and built the entire environment in Unreal Engine.

Modelled in
Blender
Optimisation and textures
MeshLab, Substance Painter
Engine
Unreal Engine
Format
Five-minute fulldome animation
Inside the temple hall, with dark red wooden columns, a lattice ceiling and gilded statues lit by lanterns
The main hall
A paved path leading to the temple between trees with dark red leaves
The approach to the temple
Circular fisheye render of the temple approach and the sky
Fisheye render of the approach, for the dome
Circular fisheye render looking up at the hall's lattice ceiling
Fisheye render of the hall, for the dome