This stylized prop was created as a Seneca College project where we were tasked with modeling a Sci-Fi Crate. I wanted to pursue an alternate route and decided to go with this design by Baldi Konijn, which was created during his time at Airship Syndicate working on Darksiders Genesis. I tried to aim for a semi-stylized approach that balanced some PBR elements such as metallic, roughness and dirt, while incorporating stylized edgewear, baked lighting and AO maps. The combination of seemingly opposing styles was satisfying to merge in a cohesive way that paid homage to the original design.
Check out Baldi Konijn's incredible work below
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Z5QgKN