Project Bluebook Inspired Vintage Style Living Room

Intro:

I’m a fan of the series Project Blue Book (with Aiden Gillen and Michael Malarkey) and in one of the episodes (sorry I can’t find the name now but will update this post when I do – it was in season 2) there is a wonderfully lit scene where the characters sit in an old 1950s vintage style living room. This scene inspired me to create my own version and you can see the final render images here. This was a personal project where I used assets primarily from Sketchfab, Polyhaven and some of my own to dress the scene with.

Getting Started:

I started out by getting a good reference image from the Project Bluebook episode and then blocked out the key pieces of furniture to start with. After I was happy with the set up I modelled the walls and then textured these in Substance Painter. Then imported the textures back into Blender.

After that, it was a process of adding several layers of details by placing further items in the room and on the table. I also added a dust mask to some of the items.

Finishing:

Finally, I lit the scene in a similar way it had been lit in the reference image and of course I placed the lampshades in places where I know I would put the lights and had one light just over the table to place more focus on it. Finally, I rendered out the master image of the whole room and then did a couple of close-ups of objects in the room.

This scene was made possible by the wonderful creators who have shared their models for download.

Model Credits:

Polyhaven.com
feivelyn – Vintage Books
IUPUI University Library – El Roi Tan Cigar Case
Lyskilde – Grandfather Clock
luke_gibb – RUG with Bottom
inter_net – Victorian Table
SneakyMrRed – Floor Globe
DailyArt – American side table
marcelo_ramos_lopez – pieza decorative
Leon_dp Three – Three Candles and a golden candlestick
aya.albayati – Antique Lamp
soidev – Dining Chair
wolfgar74 – Victorian Fire Place