Environment, Materials, Props, VFX
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2026

Village in the Clouds

Hello! Starting 2026 with this project that I’ve been working over the past year ✨

I decided to do this project to improve my large-scale environment skills. I took the opportunity to share all the knowledge I’ve learned in the breakdown below, I hope you like it! 😁

I created the entire environment from scratch, including props, vegetation, textures, VFX, landscape, and buildings. The main character was created in VRoid Studio.

Thanks to Guilherme Miles for modeling/texturing Yak and Dan Vitoria for the art direction. Thanks as well to Carlos (Mexanico), Dan Vitoria and so many friends who supported me throughout this project.
Concept Art by: 简繁

Project – Step by Step

Gameplay

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Breakdown Contents

Project Structure

Concept Art by 简繁

1: How to Create a Map EXTREMELY FAST

1: Painting landscapes with alpha brushes in UE

1: How to make Camera Facing Billboards 2: Simple Global Wind in UE4

1: How to Create Ghibli inspired Foliage bushes

1: Stylized Water Shoreline in UE4/UE5

1: Anime Waterfall Splash Tutorial

1: Texel Density Masterclass

1: Four Layer Vertex Painting Using Material Layers 2: Tile a cropped texture in atlas

1: David L. Silva

1: Let’s talk about Trim-Sheets Techniques

1: Texture Your 3D Models Like a Pro with Anchor Points

1: Carlos (Mexanico)

1: How to bend objects in Blender

1: Rigging for impatient people 2: Bird Flight Animation Tutorial

1: Guilherme Miles

1: Let’s fast setup the Vroid anime character in Unreal

My Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lucasenvs

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