Make Hyper-Realistic Outdoor Environments in Unreal Engine

““There’s no way that’s not a picture.” That’s what most people say when I show them my recent work. Isn’t that what we all do it for? The raw wonder and disbelief inspired by incredible art. Game design is an art form, so please allow me to show you the brush, the canvas, and the paint. Unreal Engine has always been well-known for its realistic lighting and graphics, but when paired with the stunningly realistic library of assets from Quixel, there is absolutely no competition! In this course, we will take the absolute beginner from knowing NOTHING about Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), Blender 2.81, or the Quixel Suite to a workable knowledge of: How to Install Unreal Engine 4.23How to Access Unlimited Free Photoscanned AssetsHow to Import Megascans Assets into Unreal Engine 4.23How to Navigate the UE4 InterfaceHow to Layout a SceneHow to Manipulate Objects in Unreal EngineHow to Mass-Place Objects and Plants/Grass with the Foliage toolHow to Access a Library of Free Trees and Modify the AssetsHow to Find Biome Information to Create Realistic Biodiversity for an AreaWhich Assets to Start with, and Which to End withHow to Create an Entire Grassy FieldExtra Pro Tricks for Speeding up the Unreal Engine WorkflowHow to Playtest and Prototype your Levels in Third Person or First PersonHow to use Unreal Engine’s BSPSystem Quickly to Greybox LevelsHow to Create Fog Effects in UnrealHow to Create Rivers, Lakes, Oceans, Waterfalls, etcHow to Use WorldMachine to Generate Incredibly Realistic Terrain ObjectsHow to Create a Functional Landscape Material in UnrealHow to Paint Landscapes Automatically to Save TimeHow to Install Blender 2.81How to Navigate Blender 3D’s InterfaceHow to Create Basic Models in BlenderBlender 2.8’s Modifier Workflow for Fast EditingHow to Set Up Material Slots for your Assets (Bricks for Wall, Asphalt for Road)How to Send Blender Models to Unreal Engine 4.23How to Use Tessellation to Create Photo-like ObjectsHow to Create a Rocky Beach LevelHow to Create Cinematic Camera Animations, like Those in the Trailer! How to Use Quixel Mixer to Create Amazing Mixed MaterialsHow to Export Quixel Mixer Materials to Unreal Engine 4.23Daniel Krafft is a freelance 3D Artist and has 5,500 students on Udemy. He has three years of experience with Blender and Level Design. Throughout the course, you are encouraged to create your own level designs and make your own scene. In the end, it would be amazing if students would take what they learned in this course and make something beautiful with it. There are multiple relevant practice activities that will test the student’s level design skills. Students can submit their scenes and receive personalized feedback from the instructor, based on the quality of their level design. Get lifetime access to this course now! Enroll in the course now and get started!