How I Create Photoreal 3D Environments using Unreal Engine 5 | Art Breakdown

In this video i'm going to show you my current approach to creating photoreal 3D art. I only had 20 days days to make the art, and I'll cover a ton of topics, tips and tricks for effeciently getting to an end result. I'll be using Unreal Engine 5 to create my art, with a little help from Cinema 4D, Daz3D, Midjourney and Davinci Resolve. All of these programs are free (except Cinema4D) so feel free to download them all below, and experiment for yourself.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Concepting w/ Artificial Intelligence
01:41 Blocking out my Scene
03:08 Adding Detail
04:16 Ceiling Detail
05:22 Floor Detail
06:31 Adding Story Details
08:01 Creating VR Stage in Unreal Engine
08:43 Getting Feedback (IMPORTANT)
09:53 Upgrading our Scene (Outdoor Elements)
10:39 Large-scale Building Assets (KitBash3D)
12:06 Adding KitBash3D Buildings
12:31 Create a Custom City Emissive Texture
14:02 Create a Custom Surface Imperfection Master Material
17:01 My Character Workflow (lol)
17:48 How to Fix Perpetual Crashes
18:48 Render and Color Settings
19:01 Adding Post Effects (THE SECRET SAUCE)
20:16 The Final Product

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[currenluna]

"inspired by the thought, 'If I can think it, I can create it'" -- that's exactly why I started making 3D art, too! great video, Clint!

[AjitheshGuruprasad]

You know what I like about Pwnisher's video is that he makes the most complicated things look so easy!
Such an entertaining yet informative video. Keep it coming! 🤙

[dfa_evans]

These breakdown videos are some of my favourite ones on the channel! So sick seeing the workflow of such a long project broken down

[sotomonte_]

My goodness! The real time nature of UE shines on this breakdown, what a pleasure to watch through your process in such a good looking and fun way. Keep up the incredible art and videos! 🙌🙌

[GhostUEP]

ure insane man, ive been following you since 2012 and you always inspire me

[Shape]

Your breakdowns are always so clean, so calming and motivating at the same time, well done!

[DarkSpaceStudios]

I'm glad you're making videos like this Clint. It's enjoyable to watch your process and I learn so much each time. Your talent shines in these videos. Thank you for sharing

[larrybarnes]

This was awesome. I love your brutal honesty about the time it takes to create things like this and the dreaded render process. Having multiple failed renders in a row can definitely make you start to question your sanity but its just part of the game. Thanks for sharing this!

[theshyamojournal]

This breakdown is fantastic. The fact that you covered multiple things in such a short space of time whilst explaining it really well and in an easy to understand way is incredible. I hope to start learning Unreal Soon and I will be back looking at these breakdowns to try and figure out my own ideas and bring those to life! Thank you so much!

[quochungang]

this piece of art was too perfect to be exist. wow, really impressive. Keep up the brilliant works man, i think u deserved to get more recognition. Loving it, pwnisher.

[samsara]

dude, what you are doing with these competitions is just amazing and greatly valuable for 3d art. thank you. :)

[volocom]

The value you gave us from this video is incredible. Wow! Thanks so much for your hard work to show us the behind the scenes here

[lejostin]

Your work is really inspiring. I spent years of studying computer science only to discover 3D art a bit more than a year ago (after seeing your challenges). I'm still afraid to start over and fully commit to it but your content is really pushing me to do so.
If one day I become a 3D artist, it will be thanks to you 🤙🏼

[ryanbarton]

Incredible just incredible how good your work is. I love this video.

[charlyros]

Fantastic breakdown, thankyou! And yeah had a good laugh at your crash section, that definitely feels relateable and I've been working in unreal for years! (working in mobile preview recently, for quest - it really does not like working with mobile preview on!)

[hanneshuberd]

Duuude, this is so sick!! Thank you so much for this epic tutorial :D
By the way, love this tiny wooden stool with the sneakers in front of the Holodeck <3
This is what I call subtle great storytelling and detail!

[baynana]

You're an inspiration.

I appreciate the dedication you've put in and during my own 3d journey, I've come across your content more than a few times whilst exploring.. creative tangents.

look forward to seeing more from you and learning from your unique brand.

[ryndesign]

Clint, thanks for the video as someone who has a basic understanding of unreal, but still trying to learn more these little deep dives into some of your techniques are awesome for gaining practical knowledge. The material breakdowns were especially useful. Thanks for sharing.

[SuperNicktendo]

Fantastic work. I have zero experience with this and when you said I could follow along I was like "hmm.. Might be worth it to just start" and then away you went doing some wild work.
This is awesome and you did this in less than a month.

[gabrielestupinan]

Awesome!!!! That has a lot of knowledge behind the scene for doing that kind of work. I think is impeccable. Congratulations!