The mural in the underwater background

This is a commission I did for SixtyFour Designs for an exhibition called “Sharks! The Meg, The Monsters & The Myths” at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences in Texas. My task was to recreate two reference images of underwater scenes and give them 3D depth in Unity URP, recreating their composition. Since it was for a projection on a wall, I strictly followed the proportions of the images, which had to be 3144 x 1200.

Translating a 2D image into a 3D space and ensuring correct lighting behavior is not an easy task, so in both cases, I blocked the scenes in Blender to ensure that the volumes and scales were correct. Once I finished this, I sculpted the pieces and then optimized and textured them.

Finally, I assembled all the pieces in the engine and adjusted the lighting and post-processing to ensure they looked correct. I am satisfied with the result and wish I could have attended the projection.