I haven't shown anything for a while, want to get back into the habit of modeling for fun. Here is a quick little blockout study from reference, done in Blender roughly in 2-3 hours. I like how it turned out, maybe I will develop this idea further into small UE5 environment.
After days of polishing and fixes, I'm happy to call this project complete and present it to you! It's inspired by the awesome concept art of Grady Frederick. Check more screenshots and breakdowns on Artstation - artstation.com/artwork/VJ0mrn #gameart #environmentart #UnrealEngine5
Another major update! Completely reworked the lighting of the scene, now it's much closer to the original concept. Also added small VFX effects. I'll continue work on additional shots, and maybe even try to record a small gif. If you have any feedback, I'd really appreciate it!
Decided to spend some time polishing the main entrance to make it look older, so added more grunge and cracks decals to it. Also made a simple moss shader for other assets to make rock materials more interesting.
And that's basically it, after some tests and fixes, here's what the final result looks like inside the Unreal Engine. Thank you for reading, I hope it was useful!
After baking, small additional texturing, and cutting low poly, I came up with 6 different variations of grass, 3 to fill the empty space and 3 to add some variation and detail.
Then, I made 2 high poly atlases in Blender, placing the grass blades by hand and looking for the right balance, when the grass batch was interesting enough, but not too unique to be obvious.
Yes, the grains are also handmade. It's basically just a simple box, subdivided and then cloned over and over again
