Diablo 4 - Paladin Class Lair - Lord of Hatred

This is the Paladin class select lair for the upcoming Diablo IV expansion, Lord of Hatred. I was a huge Paladin fan back in my Diablo II days, so I was really excited to get to work on this and help bring the class back to life. Class select lairs are quite a bit of fun to put together to show off the spirit of the character quickly. The main theme we were after here was a sort of serene 'Cathedral of War' where the Paladins prepare for battle.
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Quick note up front: I didn’t work on the characters shown in these shots. They’re included just to show how the space is used in context.
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Some fun facts:

- Early on, we were hoping to support a much wider camera shot, but realized it wouldn’t be consistent with the existing class select baseline.
- To help sell a larger sense of scale within those constraints, I cheated the field of view by angling and scaling a few elements. I’ve included a behind-the-scenes screenshot for anyone interested in how that worked.
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My contributions

- Coming up with the initial pitch for the space and themes, alongside our lighting team.
- Building the lair and authoring it to the fixed camera shots shared across all classes.
- Creating a handful of props and sculpts as needed.
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A huge shout out to Nora Nirvaluce (https://www.artstation.com/nora_nirvaluce) for the lighting on this scene. We spent a lot of time going back and forth, and I had a great time working with her on it.