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X4 Foundations - Achievement Icons

118 achievement icons had to be done for steam.
I probably went an unusual route: I made the Icons in Blender, rendered them out and pushed them through Substance Designer for the Holographic effect on them.

The final result. Scroll down for a little making of.

The final result. Scroll down for a little making of.

The final result as seen on Steam.

The final result as seen on Steam.

Shapes mostly 2D, some 3D ships were used.
Simple drop shadow node setup in Blender. This was later not used in Substance.

Shapes mostly 2D, some 3D ships were used.
Simple drop shadow node setup in Blender. This was later not used in Substance.

This is how the icons look like before they went through substance designer.

This is how the icons look like before they went through substance designer.

This is the node setup taking the rendered images from blender and transforming them into something holographic looking.

This is the node setup taking the rendered images from blender and transforming them into something holographic looking.