In Designing a Modular Environment using Unreal, Environment Artist Brian Recktenwald guides you through his workflow for creating a subway environment with some supernatural elements. In breaking down the scene, Brian takes you through his entire creation process of reference gathering, modeling modular blockouts & assets in 3ds Max, testing blockouts in Unreal, texturing in Substance Designer, final modeling, uv’s, and rendering in V-ray Next. He also covers photogrammetry techniques using Reality Capture, organic modeling in ZBrush and final scene assembly, lighting, and post processing. For those looking to create efficient environments, using a few objects to imply detailed complexity, this tutorial provides invaluable tips and techniques.
