Diagon Alley Cauldron Shop

For my project, the theme was to create a shop inspired by diagon alley from Harry potter. I slightly twisted this theme by using inspiration from Victorian and gothic architecture to create my own cauldron shop. 

The images above are screenshots taken of my project in Unreal Engine. I originally used Maya to model the building and props which is shown in the images below. I then used other software such as substance painter and designer to create the materials needed to texture the entire building.  

As I added more and more to my project, I focused a lot on smaller details, such as I modelled, UV unwrapped and finally textured the shop design for my building, to create a realistic appearance. I also added stained glass windows to my project to achieve a gothic appearance. This by far was my favourite part to make. I made the glass material in substance designer, and then textured the rest of the stained arched window in substance painter. 

I also learned how to adjust lighting better suited for my building, I enjoyed viewing how different colours of light changed the atmosphere of the entire project 

I am happy with how the overall design came out, I believe the dark stoned design of this building compliments the dramatic arches, perfectly linking to my slightly altered theme of gothic architecture.

I also wrote a blog about the entire making process of this project which I have linked below. 

https://diagonalleybuildingprocessbylouisabennett.wordpress.com/