3D Environment Artist and Student Haizea Silvestre has impressed hundreds by unveiling Iron City in the Sky, a stunning digital environment she created over the past two months as part of her studies at Artside School.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, the scene combines the original concept by KONG爺 with the visual style of Arcane, a blend that challenged Haizea both creatively and technically. For this project, instead of relying primarily on trim sheets and tileable textures, she aimed to improve her hand-painted texturing skills, so most of the assets feature unique, hand-painted textures. "I still made use of masks, decals, and some tileables to support the environment and maintain efficiency," the artist noted.
Besides UE5, Haizea also utilized Blender, 3D Coat, and Photoshop to build her version of the Iron City. Attached below are some behind-the-scenes shots shared by the author:
