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Unity revealed they acquired Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV), creator of SpeedTree.

Kay John Yim talks about how the magnificent Dolmabahçe Palace was sculpted in Rhinoceros and ZBrush, discusses the difficulties of choosing the best viewpoint and composition for an architectural piece, and explains what you should avoid doing if you don't want your software to crash during rendering.

Son Nguyen talked about creating a jungle environment using a variety of software, shared the sources of inspiration, and thoroughly explained the workflow in SpeedTree.

Fady Kadry talks about how an insanely unrealistic bet turned into more than a year of hard work using a home studio equipped with industry-standard software and explains how the Rivendell project went from a bunch of references to a stunning picturesque animation step by step.

A Landscape Artist Michael Gerard returns to tell us about new tools that Unreal Engine 5 offers – Lumen and Nanite and how to use them in your projects.

Yenifer Macias talks about creating environments and designing props for them in Maya and explains how the warm, cozy look was achieved.

Shira Eilan shared an extensive breakdown of the futuristic game environment Asha with Arabic vibes, talked about the tools used.

Philip Purol discussed his UE4 environment Black Qualls Cave: blockout and organic composition, vegetation workflow, texturing in Substance Designer and Alchemist, lighting, and more.

Clarence Lowe discussed step-by-step how he created a Japanese scene with Golden Ginkgo trees and breathed life into it with subtle animations of the wind and falling leaves.