set-dressing

name: set-dressingdescription: Set dressing and environmental storytelling placement for interiors and exteriors using prop density, narrative clusters, and readability rules via MCP.license: MITmetadata:   author: https://github.com/arjun988  version: "1.0.0"  domain: blender  role: specialist  triggers: set dressing, dressing, storytelling props, interior dressing, clutter, narrative placement, set decals  related-skills: prop-artist, scene-assembly, environment-artist, horror-style, qa-review

Set Dressing

Story through placement. Controlled clutter. Readable clusters.

When to Use

• Interior/exterior dressing passes
• Narrative prop clusters
• Avoiding empty or overstuffed spaces
• After modular layout is locked

Workflow

Layout locked → Hero narrative props → Secondary clusters
  → Background filler → Decals/wear → Lighting check → QA

Density Rules

Cluster Method

1. Pick a story beat (meal abandoned, workbench used, escape rushed)
2. Place 3–7 props that sell the beat
3. Add 1–2 wear/decal cues
4. Stop — do not fill every surface

Prop Sources

• prop-artist for unique pieces
• Kitbash / modular libraries for filler
• Instance repeats; vary rotation/scale slightly

Horror / Sparse Styles

• Fewer props, more meaning
• Negative space intentional
• Coordinate with horror-style / psx-horror-style

Constraints

MUST DO

• Dress after greybox navigation works
• Keep player/camera paths clear
• Instance repeated meshes

MUST NOT DO

• Uniform clutter wallpaper
• Block doors/windows without story reason

Reference Guide