Megascans Digest: Beach Scene Picks

What do we love the most about the beach view? It's definitely the details: the sand, stones, shells, probably half-ruined castles built by kids and footprints alongside the waves. Our asset picks will help you achieve the beach atmosphere in your scene, whether it is an island or riverside. Is it going to be sand or pebbles beach? Is it going to be a sea beach with shells on it, or is it a riverside with footprints? It's all up to you! 

If you want to learn how to work on the sand and particles in general, then this tutorial on creating sand in Substance Designer from Josh Lynch might come in handy.

1.Thai Seaweed on Sand

In Megascans Library, you can find a number of sand assets that will be a good basement for the scene. We suggest you try this one since its color tones are quite diverse which helps achieve a believable look and also has some dried grass, a common thing that you can find on the beach.

2. Thai Wet Sand Footprints 

Footprints, perhaps, are the most obvious detail of the beach. Use this asset if you want to create a sight with some signs of human existence. 

3. Pebbles Round

In case the sand beach doesn't work well for you, we picked an alternative beach ground with round pebbles. It will suit nordic scenes since the dark grey beach is a unique feature of that region with active volcanos. 

4. River Gravel

Another alternative ground with river gravel. What can signify the riverside better than stones covered with clay? 

5. Shell Pile

And finally, such a little and simple detail as shell pile can be a good option for you if you want to create a sea beach.