Environment Art Lookdev Using Unreal & Photogrammetry
with Brian Recktenwald
Description
This workshop is for intermediate to advanced environment artists in the games industry that want to hone new skills in photogrammetry to assemble a look-dev environment using Unreal. In this title, Brian Recktenwald goes over the entire process from start to finish and addresses different approaches and techniques used to create a photorealistic, yet stylized, scene. Planning, capturing, clean up and creation of real-time ready models and tileable textures is gone over in detail using Reality Capture, 3ds Max, Marmoset Toolbag and ZBrush. Brian discusses sculpting techniques for rocks using ZBrush and then textures one using Substance Painter with the photo scanned textures as a base. After he has all of the game-ready assets, he goes over the philosophy and approach of “asset gyms” that are often used in production settings to help organize and prep the scene for assembly. Finally, Brian assembles a desert scene in Unreal breaking down material creation, lighting and general philosophies regarding building modular environments for games.
Duration: 2h 19m
Format: HD 1920x1080
Brian Recktenwald
Environment Artist at Naughty Dog
Brian Recktenwald is an Environment Artist and Lead currently at Apple, with over 20 years of experience in games, specializing in modeling, texturing, surfacing, and lighting. His work blends artistic vision with technical expertise to create immersive game worlds.
Brian began his career at LucasArts as an Environment Artist on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequels, later advancing to Environment Art Lead for Star Wars 1313 at Lucasfilm. In 2013, he joined Naughty Dog, contributing to the acclaimed Uncharted series with a focus on modeling and scene assembly, and later on The Last of Us Part II, helping to define the visual fidelity and immersive environments of these landmark titles.
