I have put together some ref for this
1940's New York. Nighthawks was painted in 1942 so I figured this it would make sense to look at the architecture and lifestyle of the time for inspiration. I am think of using the high line overhead railway for the bridge sections and filling the rest of the scene with maybe some old school neon, redbrick period buildings and some landmarks in the distance.
1940's New York. Nighthawks was painted in 1942 so I figured this it would make sense to look at the architecture and lifestyle of the time for inspiration. I am think of using the high line overhead railway for the bridge sections and filling the rest of the scene with maybe some old school neon, redbrick period buildings and some landmarks in the distance.
I have also made a mood board of Edward Hoppers work to get a feel for lighting and tone. I am currently thinking about making a hand painted textures and a custom post process to make it feel more painted looking but this could end up looking pretty rubbish so I will need to do some R&D