Environment Art Mastery: Year One Review, Showcase and Lessons Learned!

You can become a complete environment artist by learning the entire workflow of 3D level art creation!

One year ago I released Environment Art Mastery, a complete guide to environment art. In this video, I review the previous year and demonstrate the results achieved by members of all skill levels and walks of life. What these works all have in common is variety: each of these talented individuals came up with an idea for an environment and following the steps outlined in the course, created their own 3D worlds.

I had the honor of observing and mentoring several of the members, learning quite a lot in the process. In them, I identified five qualities (or character traits) to master to become a world-class environment artist. I then chose five members who demonstrated one of these aspects clearly, for illustration. They are by no means the only members who did so. The group is composed of many talented and passionate artists. These are just examples that I picked so we can all learn.

My intention with this video is to show how anyone can make amazing environments, shortening the path to get to a high level by avoiding common mistakes and developing their own process for creating environments. First, you follow my program once, then you can mix and match and adapt depending on the situation, being able to tackle 3D level art challenges fearlessly.

Disclaimer: The vast majority of users showcased here already had knowledge of common 3D environment art tools, for example, Unreal Engine, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Autodesk Maya, 3D studio max, Blender, Adobe Photoshop, Quixel Mixer, or Unity Engine, to name a few. If you are not familiar with at least one or two (ideally three) of those software, then this tutorial is NOT for you! Better to start with free tutorials on Youtube just to get the hang of it.

This course is for those who CAN already make simple 3D scenes, 3D models, props, or small art level art corners, but who struggle to create 3D environments from scratch, by themselves, without following a concept art piece. This course is also for professionals who already dominate environment art, but who want to refine their workflow and be able to work much faster and efficiently, by having a fool-proof method to fall back to when in roadblocks, or by being able to make much more complex scenes by simplifying and avoiding common environment art creation problems.

I dedicate this course to all the teachers and co-workers that I had (and have) in life, who not only taught me valuable lessons for free, but who also encouraged me, gave constructive feedback, or kicked my ass when I needed :p and also to my family, without whom I wouldn’t be who I am, and most especially to my (soon-to-be) wife, who not only shares the most precious moments of life with me but also whose support and love made it much easier to execute this ❤️ I love you kuti kuti 😘

I wish you all the best in your environment art journey… May you make amazing environments that will open the doors to realize your dreams!

Thiago Klafke
09/10/23

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[insightzD]

The greatest course about environment EVER <3

[paola_chaparro]

I loved this video! It really filled me with excitement to not only see my work here and what you said about me as an artist, but also to see the progress we as a community have made together.

It's been a wonderful year, definitely the course has been the best decision I've made for my career and I'm so grateful that you decided to share your knowledge with us. I'm looking forward to see what the finished projects will look like!✨

[robertshaer]

Right then - this has given me a kick up the backside 😀- enough procrastinating. I'll start this course this week and see it all the way through.

[unrealhabitat]

You are amazing, such an inspiration! Being a great artist is a commitment, it takes time and a lot of confidence in one self. I have been rushing too much and its time to take a step back and really take my time to develop my skills. Thank you

[jeju]

I've been eyeing this course ever since I stumbled upon your Zest Foundation modular environment breakdown a couple months ago while working on my first environment for my game art diploma.

After graduating, I still feel super lacking and what you said about process and five qualities reminded me of the passion I had when I first started 3D a year ago. :'D This video convinced me to start the course (after I sort out cross-country moving) and get back to work.

[Sandra-hcvo]

That is amazing! Loved to see the work. Everyone worked so intensely. Incredibly inspiring and thanks so much for everything you did for the community to help everyone! I felt so lucky to have been able to be there and apart of it.
This is truly the best environment course hands down out there! Worth it's weight in gold for anyone truly serious about environments.

[visual-feelings]

Thanks so much for releasing this video. I'm also finding that I need to learn some concept design to take my environment to where I want it to be. Even if I can't access the discord, it's great to hear updates about everyone's work. It inspires me to keep working hard alongside everyone! Thank you!

[willlima]

Thanks for the video, Thiago. Being a part of the Environment Art Mastery group has been an awesome journey, thank you for all the time and dedication you put into helping us all grow as artists!

[chaosklappstuhl]

♥You put so much love into this video with all the channel members and works! Love it!

[alexperezacevedo]

This is a really good course. Thiago goes over a lot of methodology that a lot of tutorials and school courses never cover. imagine getting in debt and not get taught what he covers.

[Wenedi]

The course looks quite fun! :D I do have some questions before enrolling though:

Is it possible to follow the course using a different Engine like Unity?

Also is foliage creation covered?

[glitch]

It’s amazing to see Arie’s work that he showed me featured in a video by the guy who’s course I’m committing to😎

[Wenedi]

My main struggle is, after I'm done with the blockout I am never quite sure if I will be able to make it look good by going through the rest of the process :D
As a blockout it looks very uninteresting because it's supposed to be simple, even though I KNOW that it gets better as I progress, I still lose some motivation to push through...

[KayaDLX_]

Awesome video! Thank you for featuring us, and also means a lot to see my work there.
I've had an amazing journey so far within this course and learned so much in such a small amount of time, I'm so glad to be here within this awesome community, seeing everyone progress together one step at a time, in one way or another, super inspiring for a self-teaching artist! Happy anniversary!

[LittleMacFreaks]

Thanks for sharing your top 5 qualities to become a better Environment Artist. Your thoughts on these are very inspiring!

[braaanaaa]

One of my favorite yt channel so far. Keep it up with environment art content !

[pkelenart]

This course looks amazing, Thiago! Congrats on the 1 year!! 🙌🙌
I have a question about the different editions. Does the Standard edition include all 23 chapters? Or is it only in the Advanced edition?

[aikidoka]

What are the requirements for the pc specs for this course?

[shittypodcast]

Hey Thiago; I was wondering if there is ever going to be a spot available for the master edition in the near future? I have the advanced edition, I am 8 months into the course ( reached chapter 17 just now) and I could really use some feedback because I am struggling a bit.
I have a good base scene but I have some areas that I can't figure out 100%. I could really use some feedback from a person with your background and skillset :D

thanks in advance for your time and answer!

[mine_raidz]

Hello sorry i thought I had already left this comment but maybe i forgot to press enter and actually send it. Been loving the course! I got to the lighting part of the course and u mention the GDC video called (Lighting Mirror's Edge: Catalyst) I cant seem to find that anywhere on youtube even when i go to the gdc channel. Anychance you have the link to that video? maybe its not available on the canadian YT?