The Winners! Inside the Vault: 3D Environment Art Contest

A number of judges evaluated all of the impressive submissions to pick the winners of the latest Asset Store challenge: Use Substance Painter to texture stunning assets that expand the futuristic world of Buried Memories: Yggdrasil.

The Unity Asset Store strives to get top artistic talent to create amazing new assets that will help anyone generate higher-quality content. For this challenge, we asked solo designers or teams of two to create Yggdrasil-inspired props, environments, weapons or vehicles using Substance Painter for all textures. The entries were judged on technical quality (40%), artistic and creative quality (40%), and the use of Unity and Substance technologies (20%). The judges were from Unity, Substance (Allegorithmic), and a number of studios.

You’ve waited long enough, now here are the winners! 

Note: Click the asset names to download any of them from the Unity Asset Store. 

1st Place – Seed Hunter by Pavel Koten

Pavel’s team spent over 300 hours creating a variety of environment modules and props with original designs. All assets are set and organized as a Prefab library and the package includes step-by-step documentation.

“I was impressed by the effort put into the level design storytelling, and the variety through the whole environment. Great lighting, as well. Congrats!” – Vincent Gault, Substance

The prizes:

• Quadro RTX 5000 Graphics Card from Nvidia
• Wacom Cintiq 16 Tablet
• 1-year Substance subscription
• 1-year Unity Pro subscription

2nd Place: GOD Inside a Tree by Bondhan Kimbalazani

Highlighting Unity’s HDRP and post-processing tools, most of the models use a mid-poly (with face-weighted normal) method using tiling textures and trim textures plus HDRP decals to add smaller details.

“Nice composition and lighting, and a very clever way to build a great scene, with the right elements.” – Vincent Gault, Substance

The prizes:

• Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Graphics Card
• Intuos Pro M Tablet from Wacom
• 1-year Substance subscription
• 1-year Unity Plus subscription

3rd Place: Temple of Ylnir by Mateusz Szymonski

This package contains a mix of large-scale environment modular assets and unique props in sci-fi style as well as a playable two-scene cinematic demo. Most of the models are mid poly and use a normal baking technique for lightweight high quality.

“Love the movie and the lighting of this one! Everything is well balanced and gives this feeling to be in a vast environment.” – Vincent Gault, Substance

The prizes:

• 1-year Substance subscription
• 1-year Unity Plus subscription

Again, all the winning and runner-up assets are available from the Unity Asset Store, the #1 source for game-ready art and tools.

More Buried Memories 

Buried Memories Volume 1: Yggdrasil is the first icon pack from the Unity Icon Collective. Created in collaboration with lead industry artist Johnson Ting, the pack contains a range of assets including character models, animations, an environment, music, sound, cinematic camera and timeline, source files, a trailer, and concept art. This pack is ideal for anyone who wants to bring their work to the next level by creating high-end, AAA quality projects. It’s compatible with Unity 2018.3.

The Buried Memories Volume 2: Serekh HDRP environment and character pack offers a range of assets geared toward an action-adventure game in the sci-fi genre. The pack contains a modular sci-fi lab built from walls, floors, trims, scaffolding, structural elements, a multitude of props, and a fantastic monster that is fully rigged with more than 100 animations integrated into a character controller. Check out our Serekh announcement.

Substance Painter has everything you need to texture 3D assets in one application. Unleash your creativity with powerful tools and a non-destructive workflow. Use smart materials, smart masks, integrated 8K bakers, and a WYSIWYG PBR real-time viewport. Plus, Substance is fully integrated with the Unity ecosystem. Watch this video to see how the Substance In Unity asset can really speed up your workflow.