Set dressing study - Time in the city
An urban environment study exploring how time-of-day lighting transforms a single city scene in Unreal Engine.
Unreal Engine Photoshop
Overview
A study in how dramatically a single urban scene changes across different times of day. The same city block shifts from warm morning light to harsh midday sun to the glow of streetlamps — each pass revealing different details and moods in the environment.
Process
Set dressed and lit in Unreal Engine, with post-processing adjustments in Photoshop. The focus was entirely on lighting design — exploring how sun direction, color temperature, and shadow quality reshape the player’s perception of a space.