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Following this comprehensive course to create better and more immersive environments.
Upon observing this scene of the Abandoned Train, you'll probably find yourself immersed in a tranquil, relaxing environment that is decorated with lush vegetation, grass, and delicate purple flowers. The central figure, an abandoned train, lies beneath a thick layer of grass, bringing about a strong feeling of history.
This captivating scene is a work of Michael Gerard, an experienced vegetation artist. Gerard has presented a comprehensive course to recreate this renowned scene, with step-by-step tutorials and starting from scratch. Let's first take a look at the video for the course:
With over 37 hours of content, the course is divided into eight chapters and delivered in high-quality 1080/30 FPS resolution. Each chapter is conveniently available as a separate downloadable file (.zip), allowing you to progress at your own pace.
Throughout the course, you'll enhance your skills in the various essential tools including:
In Speedtree 9.5.2:
- Create serval Game-Ready trees (with common LODs/Imposter)
- Create 3d branches to use as textures.
- Create an atlas to combine several parts in a single texture.
- Create ground foliage models optimized for realtime rendering.
- Create serval models with different shapes
In UE5:
- Complex shaders for Vegetation (trunk and foliage) and ground foliage (for plants, flowers, grass...)
- Advanced terrain shader with distance blend texture, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, RVT, automatic logic and spawn foliage with mask.
- Complete composition (Procedural Placement with PCG, volumetric clouds & fog, lighting, vfx...)
- Create 4k renders with the Movie Render Queue.
In Quixel Mixer:
- Create multiple advanced textures.
- Export with the correct packed textures.
In Photoshop:
- Enhance the quality
- Combine masks
Targeted at anyone keen on honing their environment creation abilities, this course is perfect for those looking to learn, improve, or consolidate their skills in environmental design. Some prerequisites are expected:
- Owning a computer with Windows 10 (64Bits) / Not tested on Windows 11
- Winrar or 7zip to decompress files
- The basics on Unreal Engine
And here are some other guides from Gerard. We highly recommend you check his channel for more helpful video tutorials.
Back to the course, it's not simply a course; it's a comprehensive guide to creating better and more immersive environments. The course is available now for a special offer. Check it out if you would like to make progress in environment creation.
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