Welcome to Jengo's Junkyard! Here, you can explore my 3D Portfolio, featuring a diverse range of models, renders and environments.

Currently, I am not displaying any of my 3D Asset Packs for sale on this website (though I plan to). However, If you would like to get to know me and my work a bit more, my portfolio and about me sections are below!

Portfolio.

Welcome to my portfolio. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do.

The Electronic Eraser

This ancient piece of futuristic tech is the "Electronic Eraser". A very unique "CRYO" contraption. After rediscovering this beautiful machine, our scientists have managed to figure out how to boot it up and utilize it for "spreading peace". [//HANDLE WITH CARE//]

Anyways, back to the actual description of this scene. This is an "Ancient weapon" I created for one of my more recent college assignments. It started off as just a concept and I didn't mean to create much of a scene for that assignment, however I fell in love with this model and decided to continue work on it.

How does it fit into the category of "Ancient weapon"? It fits as ancient as this would be considered "ancient future" rather than ancient past, this is because of the in universe description of the weapon being lost and found centuries later.

For this project, I used a variety of tools and techniques. for the basic shape, I used Booleans, bevels and extrusions to box model my way to victory. As for the textures, I designed the ice liquid textures using Substance 3D Designer and included a switch node so that I could toggle the gradient as seen on the bullet casings. For the rest of the model, I utilized Substance 3D Painter with a couple of techniques, including baking, generators and removing from black masks over a fill layer. I even used new & unique Substance 3D Painter tools such as the sticker tool for the warning sticker and physics brushes so that I could simulate real oil drips & spills.

Next, during animation, I used blender for your usual tweening animations. From blender, I used the graph editor to edit and customise the interpolation of the animations so that the barrel would have some over spin to it, so that the robot arm would have some janky pull back and so that the emission brightness smoothly turned to the required strength.

In the rendering stage, I played around with Eevee, Cycles and even the new alpha version of Eevee Next which includes impressive features such as real-time raytracing. After comparing all three, I decided to render stills with Cycles and use Eevee Next for the animation so that I could benefit from the lighting effects.

Finally, I used compositing nodes to give the finished renders some sparkle. more specifically, I used the camera distortion node to add a small amount of chromatic aberration and I used the glair node on the fog glow option to get the bloom effect in my final renders.
And that's that!! I'm really happy with how it turned out and I'm even happier to finally be able to share this project with the world. keep up the good work artists and thanks for stopping by!

Jengo's Apartments

Jengo's Apartments, an old college project created by using Blender, Substance 3D Designer and Substance 3D Painter. The stunning render of this apartment building was completed during my college course as more of an entertaining project. The HDRI used within the render was the Manhattan Nights Vol.1 collection.

HDRI Link: https://nscr.gumroad.com/l/QRERD

Abandoned Arcade

This project is a 3D environment of a forgotten arcade environment, rendered in Unreal Engine for one of my first university assessments. The aim was to model an arcade space that involves five specific models. These models include an arcade machine, a vending machine, used food or drink packaging, a soft toy and a chair. I chose to depict a dilapidated and abandoned setting that shows forgotten environments years after their abandonment.

Throughout the project, I explored a variety of tools and techniques. While the final modelling was completed in Blender, this project also taught me how to use 3Ds Max for hard surface modelling, giving me a broader perspective on 3D modelling software. For texturing, I turned to Substance 3D Painter and Substance Designer. In Painter, I used a variety of custom materials made in Designer alongside a couple of pre-made materials with custom additions and adjustments. I made good use of imperfections and destruction to give a touch of authenticity and to add depth to the arcade machines and their environment. Together, these tools helped me achieve a high level of detail and realism in the scene.

Lighting played a key role in enhancing the mood. Unreal Engine's capabilities allowed me to create a dim, atmospheric environment. My use of lighting highlights key elements like the glowing arcade screens and subtly draws attention to the environmental storytelling. The toppled chairs, textured walls, and scattered debris suggest a sense of abandonment and a forgotten time.

This project not only pushed me to improve my modelling, texturing, and rendering skills but also helped me solidify my workflow across different software.

Wondering Traveler

This is a 3D environmental scene that I created for a college assignment. I chose to create this in a low poly PS1 style that focused on the lowest possible amount of topology, low texture resolutions and primitive methods for VFX.

It wasnt required of me to choose this artstyle but I wanted to do it so much that not only did I dive into the theory of the PS1 artstyle (Including its limitations and its technical work arounds) but I also created this scene with less than 2000 polygons. Infact, the trees alone were 42 plolygons each!!

Dirty Bathroom Tiles

This is a custom dirty tile material I created using Substance 3D Designer. The material's natural imperfections, such as dirt buildup and faint colour and roughness variations, give it a worn-in look that works well in a range of settings.

Because of its versatility, this material is ideal for 3D renders and game development projects. It took about 1 to 2 hours to finish.

Because of its procedural nature, it is easy to customise, allowing for changes to the overall texture resolution, amount of dirt, and tile patterns to suit specific job requirements.

Push It

This is a small diorama I created themed around the top down 2D pixel art shooter "Hotline Miami". In this scene, I modelled a night club called "Push It" (Named after the Hotline Miami night club level). I made this using Substance Painter, Substance Designer and Blender. Experimenting with Blenders VFX capabilities, I added rain to the scene. Finally, I added audio in post using Vegas Pro 19. Overall this was a quick and fun project.

PBR Brick Texture

This is a brick wall material that I created in the span of an hour or two using Substance Designer, this was the first material I've made with Substance Designer and overall, I dont think I did too bad for a first time.

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About Me.

I am a student at Staffordshire University studying Games Development. For more detail, during this course, I will be doing in depth studying on the following topics:

Year1

Programming Fundamentals (C++ Programming)
C# Scripting For Games Engines
Fundamentals Of Games Development
Introduction To Asset Creation (Use of 3Ds Max)
Mechanics Prototyping (Unreal Engine & Blueprinting)
Production Process And Pipeline

Year 2

Artificial Intelligence
C++ for Engines
Junior Collaborative Games Development
Tools Development
VFX For Video Games

Year 3

Games Development Project
Mobile Games Development
Prototyping For Technical Designers
Senior Collaborative Games Development

Year 2 & 3 Optional Modules:

Audio Development
Mixed Reality For Engines
User Interface Design And Implimentation
Advanced Game Artificial Itelligence
Multiplayer Games Development
Procedural Content Generation

Enough about university, for college, I attended Access Creative College for a grand total of 3 Years. During these three years, I studdied Games Design & Games Technology. Whilst studying at college, I practiced use of different 3D development tools including Blender, Maya, Marmoset Toolbag, Substance 3D Painter & Substance 3D Designer.

Though I built many hard skills I also developed a handful of soft skills, such as communication, constructive criticism, and teamwork & collaboration.

Education

2021-2022

RSL Diploma
Access Creative College

For my first year at Access, I participated and completed a course on Games Design. This course covered theory and practical elements from multiple aspects of the games industry including teaching: marketing & promotion, 2D games development, 2D Pixel Art, Games Development workflows, Pitching & Presenting, Game Narative Design and Soft Skill Development.

2022-2024

RSL Extended Diploma
Access Creative College

For my second and third years at Access Creative, I decided to participate in the Games Technology course (now known as Games Development). After two years of studying, self-study, and assignments, I with an overall High Merit, close to Distinction.

This course taught me a multitude of new skills, including 3D Asset Development using Blender and Maya, Unreal Engine, and even Animation.

With independent self-study, I researched Substance 3D Painter, Substance 3D Designer, Unity, Marmoset Toolbag, and 3D Theory (Topology, Workflows, Render Engines & Settings, Optimization, Animation, Hard Surface Modelling, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, Baking, and Retopology).

2024-Present

BSHons
Staffordshire University

(Now known as:

University of Staffordshire)

I am currently studying Games Development at Staffordshire University. In this course, I will be learning about programming, asset creation, and game design. For further details on the tools, processes, and subjects I will be studying, please to the bullet points in the "About Me" section.

Area

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Email

codyfmiller@hotmail.com