Epic Re-Creation of Minas Tirith With Unreal Engine 5

[@design.alexander]

Thanks for showing us the human side of these projects. No one ever talks about how hard it is and how self doubt is a real thing to deal with. Glad you kept going and thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Learn-archViz]

Thank you! Yeah, I think some people don't have the experience to know how much goes into some of these things. To me, it makes it so much more impressive when I see really good 3d rendering and effects.

[@Theodisc]

I still cannot believe that Denethor ran all of that way burning like a torch! It was literally over the top! 🔥

[@Learn-archViz]

😄

[@petrusiusmaximus]

Well ... if youd been once on Fire and survived it you knew what Panic and Adrenalin could do ... ;) And when i am remembering that Scene correct wasnt it mostly his Clothing which burnt ...

[@Theodisc]

@@petrusiusmaximus It is a very long way. Too long, for effect.

[@_casg]

dude was just a living L

[@DRoyce227]

He went to light the beacons again 😂

[@MakeMine3D]

Amazing work, Adam. For 40-50 hours of work you did an amazing job. I love doing big job like this, so I know they can really break you down before it all over.

[@Learn-archViz]

And of course, I could still spend way more time on it. 🤪 It's fun, though

[@GaryH0619]

Incredible work. I remember years ago (probably closer to decades) on the cgsociety forums, it took an entire group of people to collaborate and create the same thing you’ve just done on your own.

[@Learn-archViz]

Yeah, things have changed! Although, a team would be nice 😄

[@mohsen1]

Hi Adam, your work looks amazing! I think this masterpiece would take probably a team with a lot of time and effort to make, but you did it all on your own that is incredible!

[@spdcrzy]

26:40 hooooooo boy do I know that feeling! Not gonna lie, I teared up a little bit. That release of pressure and stress at the very end turns into something happy so instantly that it kind of overwhelms you.

[@technosworld2]

Incredible work! thanks for bring this to life. I know there was a project over a decade ago trying to get a lot of people to help to re-create Minas Tirith, got about 60% there then the project disappeared.

[@Learn-archViz]

Oh, really? Yeah, a team of 3d helpers would be very helpful here. SOOOO much more detail could be added.

[@epkilla]

As a lifelong 3ds max user myself, I am glad you addressed the hate in your video. It all comes from people who are uneducated due to the fact blender has become a buzzword/trend in the indie scene. Everyone has their tools for the job and the end product is what matters. Great job on this.

[@Learn-archViz]

It's true. There is nothing wrong with Max. It is used very widely across many professional 3d disciplines. And yes, it is 100% capable of producing great results in similar time to other leading 3d software. It is just personal preference and which tool you know best.

[@epkilla]

well said. keep at it man. subscribed.@@Learn-archViz

[@brianmyers692]

I always thought the software vs. software arguments were silly, particularly with 3d software. I know Maya and Blender extensively, and it might shock some folks to know they both do the same thing and everything else is preference

[@Learn-archViz]

@@brianmyers692 Ha ha. Yes!

[@SuperMyckie]

Thanks for this.. I'm tired of all the Blender Fanboys toxicity.. i use Houdini majorly myself

[@TheRealLink]

Mindblowingly gorgeous, even if we as artists, designers, architects, and visual people know, oh this thing can be improved or better and it drives you into never completing a job. You made it look "good enough" for the challenge at hand, and it's still amazing.

[@Learn-archViz]

Yes, I think this is the professional mindset, because you never have unlimited time and budget. Always room for improvement, though

[@harrygreenaway]

Nice to see one of these videos which actually involves 3-d modelling and not an asset flip. Bravo

[@Learn-archViz]

I haven't heard the term "asset flip" before but I totally understand what you mean. Rendering someone else work is way less impressive and interesting, IMO. Thanks for watching.

[@crs11becausecrs10wastaken]

Congratulations on pushing yourself to learn areas of 3d art that are uncomfortable, as a seasoned 3D artist myself just getting things to look amazing can take years of study and discovery. It's a personal journey so never get discouraged, there's always a path forward. Great work man.

[@PengPoyZneiz]

Unbelievable end result! If only had a fracture of your talent I would spend my whole day doing this stuff!

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks! It's a lot of fun when you're in the groove 🙂.

[@ElliottAlderDraco]

Talent is 10% of your ability. Drive is 90%.

[@graydawn479]

Thank you for this huge effort and documenting how you felt during the project. Very nice results at the end. It is also fun to see you do these kind of projects with Max.

[@serafimazibnitskaya8401]

I am not knowledgeable about the work that goes into creating these projects, or the software. But. It looks amazing. The final result, these shots look absolutely stunning, immersive, real and magical. Considering you are a one-man team to have worked on this, I think your work really did justice to the magic that's shown I the movies. Another thing is, just to share how picky I can be about these things, I feel like the reason in lotr these scenes look so real is because for the most part - they are! In the hobbit, IMHO some of the scenery is not as powerful, and I wonder if it's because as much as beautiful work can be created in software, nothing beats the real thing. However, your work here is so beautiful. Of course you can forever keep zooming I and out and making every brick look real no two bricks the same, but I think where you took it is great. Great ammount is done to perfection, and some room for the viewer to build up on it. The final shot is incredible. And the one on 32.27 also incredible. I went bakc to rewatch them because they're that impressive. And the nature landscape looks great, especailly int hat last shot. Wow. Thank you for sharing , and also seeing the process was fun. 8:48 8:51 8:52 8:55

[@Learn-archViz]

Wow! Thank you!

[@turnipslop3822]

Looks awesome man, so glad you've made the model available as well, that's awesome :]

[@le-foutou-de-abidjan-cest-bon]

I cannot say it's beautiful, because it's just AWESOME, bro you got talent, excellent job!

[@thegamingglitch2.062]

THIS LOOKS AMAZING, this is my first impression of your work and channel and you did some amazing work here. Just wanna say keep up the good work!

[@EASTSIDEDELI]

Good job Adam. These types of projects are the type of thing that I liked best when I was learning in college. Ultimately, I gave up because back then it was taking hours and hours to render stuff out and you had no idea what it was going to look like. Like you, I felt like I was wasting so much time. At least the technology has caught up we can get a much better idea of what's going on. Maybe I'll start again!

[@Learn-archViz]

Yes! UE5 makes it so much more accessible and reasonable to do for everyone/anyone. In a lot of ways, it has revitalized my love of 3d.

[@nyanates]

Awesome job! Really enjoyed the closeups and featured personal challenges.

[@Learn-archViz]

Glad to hear it!

[@raulgomez8523]

WoW, amazing result!!! Congratulations!!!!!

[@bhoototiger3366]

finishing this kind of project feels like a checkpoint in life

[@AerixArtGames]

Astounding work…just fantastic. I stumbled across this video after watching a bunch of LOTR videos, and from one man in the industry to another, I really enjoyed watching your process. Would definitely love to see more videos like this, you’ve got yourself a new subscriber here. Well done.

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks! I appreciate that.

[@maorifulla]

Well done. Awesome! I remember visiting the LOTR exhibition at Te Papa Museum in Wellington New Zealand and they had the 7 metre (22ft) miniature of Minas Tirith. I distinctly remember gasping for air as I came across it. It was incredible. The detail was stunning. That's why it held up so well on screen. I kept going back to it because it was so awe inspiring.

[@Learn-archViz]

That is so awesome. It would have been nice to have some really good pictures of that model for this project, but instead I was using pictures of the very small version.

[@maorifulla]

@@Learn-archViz from memory cameras were prohibited at that exhibition (it was an awesome exhibition), but it was also early 2000 so my Nokia phone wouldn't have cut the mustard .😄

[@Learn-archViz]

@@maorifulla 😂

[@leenomedal-lafon5994]

I really appreciate your dedication to learning and striving for the excellent results that you have achieved. I have done some work in 3dMax, but only have about 1/1000ths of your skill at it. Thank you for making the video, it was something that I really could enjoy and identify with.

[@galacticprops]

The finished piece looks awesome, you did a really great job. For your next creation making Barad-Dûr (the Eye of Sauron) would be something I'd love to see as I don't think anyone else has done it yet in UE5

[@7th_elen]

Hi, Adam, great job! Kudos for not giving up 💪

[@gregw74]

WOW....and there it is! What an amazing job!!! I know I cannot fully appreciate just how tedious and challenging this must have been for you, but I can definitely imagine just how bad it must have been. Stunning work!! Thank you for your willingness to take on this incredibly painful work of art 🙏

[@Learn-archViz]

Ha ha! It was very worthwhile. I learned a ton and was quite satisfied with the result.

[@chrisjones1646]

This was awesome! Thanks for doing this!

[@jimdenson]

So Happy you showing how much better 3ds max is for Arch....👏👏👏👏

[@laythedawn]

genuinely impressive, man! great respect!

[@Learn-archViz]

Hey, Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm currently working on new projects trying to reach this level again :)

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

Incredible, congratulations 👏

[@jonnyroon]

Amazing work! I love how you take your viewers on the whole journey with the ups and downs. Let the haters be haters - in my experience most of them just try to bring great people down because they cannot really lift themselves up to that level...

[@Learn-archViz]

Agree about the haters. Strange behavior, honestly. Thanks for watching and I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

[@brianmontgomery1619]

Woah. That's a lot of work. Definitely paid off! Well done. Very well done indeed!

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks!

[@alfredomontero5883]

If i was a big fish executive of an important gaming studio, i would hire you in a heartbeat!! This is raw dedication and talent, and oh man, you can't beat that!! Pure fire to see the White City like this!! ❤

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks! Huge compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@zues3663]

as a long time blender user i can totally respect the segment on 3d max vs other software. modelling is a long process no matter what it all comes down to which software you work best with.

[@Learn-archViz]

💯

[@antoslv3913]

That's really beautiful! If there is things i don't like in the scene... Thats the environment : the big rock isn't the same color as the mountain... But that is very anecdotic, so ty for that masterpiece !

[@jeremieleibl8462]

This definitely earned a like and follow, it's incredible!

[@Learn-archViz]

Thank you!

[@Scorpionsan5]

Incredible cinematic showcase. Awesome work !

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

Really amazing and exciting work! Working on a lotr bot that user is a ranger captain and trying to save captured rangers from Osgiliath after the defeat. I usually use Anduin river to reach Minas Tirith as there are orcs everywhere. Normally Anduin isn't nowhere near the city but i think there must be tributaries. Because both Minas Tirith sits at a mountain range and without a significant water source such a large city wouldn't be possible at first place. If you enlarge mountain range and add tributaries with bridges etc i'm sure it would look more natural. The city itself looks very beautiful but it is seperated from background i think. I wish there was a way to use such models with text generation, as we row to Minas Tirith you never know in what state we will find it. Usually it is under siege and burning while other rangers are crying lol. AI acts like it is just hopeless and might kill us in any point which is quite different perspective than lotr games etc. I guess in 5 years or so it will be possible..

[@HoomanBhr]

lots of hard work, well done. those last camera movement were so real

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks!

[@Learn-archViz]

I used my Space Mouse to record those

[@DeathPenny]

I have one of those little Weta Minas Tirith jewelry boxes that came with the Deluxe dvd's and your model looks great - would love to be able see a 1st person walk-through the city. super cool project man.

[@axisstargazer891]

AWESOME WORK MATE!

[@nine1257]

Огромный труд был проделан, вдохновил меня работать ещё упорнее, спасибо.

[@ErvinJesse]

Looks amazing dude! Its very interesting to see you work on something beyond archviz.

[@Learn-archViz]

Great! It's fun to learn new stuff

[@reedfish99]

This was possibly more epic than the LOTR director’s cut trilogy! But seriously I know it’s a massive long haul, good to see another max user battle it out, you shared some great tips which I think will inspire and help a lot of us, I’ll track down that AO console command, thanks for going on the epic journey!

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks! I posted the link for the AO commands here in the chat somewhere

[@troynelson7436]

As someone who has never done computer modeling this is insane! Anyone who says you are not good at what you do obviously hasn’t attempted anything like this. Glad I found the channel and can’t wait to see what else you come up with in the future.

[@Learn-archViz]

I've been paid well to do 3d for many, many years, so yes it does sound pretty dumb to say that. Of course, there is always more to learn. Glad you enjoyed this.

[@joehermanartist]

Looks good man

[@TimHarris-w5q]

i remember looking at this city on lego lord of the rings on the xbox 360 - crazy how far we have come

[@forgebreaker7752]

You did an amazing job, and you look like the cast of the fellowship combined into one guy!

[@Learn-archViz]

Hahaha! But mostly Aragorn, right? 😁

[@forgebreaker7752]

@@Learn-archViz he got the frodo face, sam mouth, aragorn eyes, you name it you can find it there!

[@timharnans]

@@forgebreaker7752 thankfully no sign of Smeagol, as he technically was part of the fellowship

[@Dark_Lord_Sauron]

Impressive.

[@jenni5104]

This popped up in my YT recommended and I'm so here for all LotR content.. So, I guess those comments were right! You've hit it up with the nerdy group.. 😂 Oh, and the results were outstanding, by the way. You should definitely do Barad-dur, Rivendell and the Grey Havens. 😂

[@iancamarillo]

Really appreciate this video. Not sure if you use layers much in Max but might be helpful when updating. Also I think you could’ve used more deformation in the foreground grass area shadows, and lights like at one percent.

[@Phillefx]

Hey Adam, crazy effort and nice outcome. I think the main problem with your grass is that you are too focused to have it all over the landscape. Typically when using packs like brushify or spawning Grass Types with landscape layers, this is used for a game context, as the player can walk the whole map. I have recently been doing a lot of environment work in ue5 and I can tell you that it will always look weird at a distance. I would rather encourage you to take a look at pcg graphs for procedurally spawning grass in a chaos scatter like fashion and then culling or fading it in the distance to a nice grass texture that will look exactly the same as if you had grass meshes there. Also as much as I love ultra dynamic sky, I think it does not hold up to a nice hdri setup with light functions on the directional light and some volumetric fog. I think your whole workflow would benefit from a software like houdini that can iterate over you already modeled meshes with some procedural generators , incorporate a whole landscape with realistic erosion simulation, and exporting landscape maps from houdini for shading in ue5. For getting more details on certain parts of the walls some decal workflows would change a lot of the look. And as for getting more AO in the cavity of your mesh, you could try the nanite tesellation and displacement feature of ue5.4 to get some shadows in there. Cheers

[@Learn-archViz]

Dude, you're so right about all of this, and I wish I had more knowledge and mastery of the workflows you're mentioning. Thanks for the feedback

[@Phillefx]

@@Learn-archViz I can recommend Gabe Tandy on yt for a workflow that maximises visual fidelity in landscapes. Gaea for landscape creation, which is more beginner friendly than Houdini and free until a certain resolution. And a dive into landscape material creation with the new nanite displacement then you can really push your landscape layers with multiple quixel materials and textures with varying displacement. I think Unreal Sensei has a pretty uptodate free landscape material that I always use in a bit of a tweaked form. Cheers

[@MiltiadesTheYounger00748]

This quality deserve to be introduce in the new MMO Of Lord Of The Rings Amazon need your work guys

[@nuclearthrone2497]

I think the most impressive architecture for me is Barad-Dûr, I really love how they visualized the scale of it in the Battle for Middle Earth game intro / start screen

[@Leatherface654]

The Jedi Temple would be a cool thing to see, both interiors and exterior!

[@volt8ge]

Awesome work! I love this location and your model is fantastic!!!!

[@atanaszarkov9442]

The model is looking awesome! You only need to add some hero statues around the city and make lore friendly Ephel Duath and Osgiliath on Anduin. Keep up the good work, man of Gondor!

[@Learn-archViz]

Good comments! So much more that could be done. Thanks for watching.

[@absabs129]

I believe that tall tower at the top is called Ecthelion tower ....named after the eponimous legendary elf 'Ecthelion' - of the fountain, who slayed the most Balrogs (during the Battle /fall of Gondolin) in the whole of Tolkien's Works. Elves would shout "Ecthelion" as a motivational battle cry before engaging in battle.

[@zlatan_2197]

Absolutely beautiful, not just the look (which is flawless) but the vibe as well. Felt like I was transported into Middle-earth. Congrats

[@Learn-archViz]

Huge compliment. Thank you!

[@shainahaga6900]

ya should check out the nanite settings in the engine it will help add details and help with a bit less taxing on the rendering part

[@rileyries2973]

This is awesome! great job! Can someone please use this to create a murder mystery game with this city as the location. How cool would it be to be a normal citizen and walk around the city streets collecting clues to find out who murdered your father???? All while hearing rumors of an army of orcs coming soon. Climax of the game takes place during the siege when the lower levels are burning. In the end you find out your father was killed because he learned someone was a spy for Mordor and was going to open one of the gates during the siege. Then you have to stop the saboteur and avenge your father.

[@Learn-archViz]

This sounds awesome! I'm not planning on a full game, but I'm definitely planning on adding some first person navigation.

[@the_shadow_realm5110]

Absolutely epic. Subbed

[@Perry-wy2fc]

You have all my respect man.. congratulations 🎉

[@jacobmorse2564]

Hey, just found your channel. I love what you are doing and why you are doing it. Keep up the amazing work. Haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate.

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks!

[@greencampusltd]

great work dude, great video of a boss artist grinding for love,, absolutely love your work

[@Learn-archViz]

Much appreciated!

[@cmleibenguth]

Good job! A voice over by Boromir talking to Aragorn about Minas Tirith and returning there one day as heroes hits hard with your video and Unreal artistry of the city.

[@Learn-archViz]

Oh dang! That would be awesome

[@jeffsaffron5647]

I wish humanity would actually build structures like this... yes it is impractical... yes it would be ridiculously expensive but it would be epic as hell.

[@ravages6892]

Crazy project! GG.

[@PandaJerk007]

Super cool to see this!

[@thejinxster]

Brilliant Work Adam

[@mingklytus]

That awesome. Lots of work. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@CobusGreyling]

What would also be really cool as an alternative option is to add the original Black Wall to the outer wall as it is in the books. In the books Minas Tirith has a wall similar to the material of Orthanc, Saruman's Tower in Isengard. The movie got this wrong, but for understandable reasons (black being associated with Saruman and Mordor). However, it'd be really cool to see a 'true to lore' version rendered in as high fidelity as you've wonderfully created here!

[@Learn-archViz]

I was aware of this, so my outer wall is a little darker, but I couldn't bring myself to make it totally black. It would be pretty easy to change to make, though, so maybe I'll try it out

[@CobusGreyling]

@@Learn-archViz it was strange to me too the first time I learned of this, it felt a strange inclusion for Tolkien who tends to think really 'black and white' in that sense. Great work nonetheless!

[@underwaterdojo]

🎉🎉🎉you are my new hero!!!

[@Di-Ferr]

Wow, glad KZbin finally pushed this to my feed. Good to see you take on another mega project after Hogwarts. There's a level of passion going into these that keeps me glued to the screen for half an hour. It's like watching old school Bungie ViDocs back when Halo was Halo. You even put birds, color grading, and went through the arduous process of landscaping for this one 😂That, combined with the new sky and the material work just brought your cinematics to a whole new level. It looks beautiful and a lot more believable. Can't wait to see what you do next. Definitely enabling the bell notifications so I don't miss another drop.

[@Learn-archViz]

Wow! Thanks a ton. Very nice to have this appreciated.

[@iLEZ]

At around 8:30 you talk about custom terrain. Since you are a fellow 3ds max user I'll give Tyflow a shout-out, it has some pretty neat terrain functions, aside from being a fantastic plugin that you are probably aware of already.

[@Learn-archViz]

Aware of but haven't used it. I'll have to look into that. Thanks.

[@rx0-rx]

Great result, I wonder if someone will use the model in a game mod or something, would be cool to walk around it

[@Learn-archViz]

I think at the very least I will add in some first person navigation and explore around myself. VR would be cool too.

[@Jack3d_w]

Amazing work man

Wow, that’s superb! I was wondering why you only rendered some long-distance shots, as opposed to (for instance) how the city would appear when walking around in it using a 1st/3rd person point of view. I’ve never had any issues with the Brushify grass on larger terrains (say, a few km across), so I’m curious what setting you needed to change? Anyhow, thanks for the wonderful video and all the best 🙂

[@TacRabsBiggestAirConditioner]

One day we'll get a LOTR game that pays artists for work like this and expands on them to create a fully open world middle earth. One can always dream

[@Learn-archViz]

That would be incredible!

[@Coolcmsc]

Wonderful, just wonderful 🎉 Thank you for doing this for us. PS: you know this, but don’t give the haters so much oxygen; well, just delete them like a bad render 😊

[@Learn-archViz]

Ha ha! I know I should but sometimes I can't help messing with them. On the other hand, I've got nothing to prove 😎

[@zych84]

Impresive! Great job!

[@rranft]

Space Mouse (I use a Space Pilot Pro now) is fantastic. It's rare to see anyone else actually using them... which I always find a little weird. I also like that terrain material, it looks pretty sweet.

[@Learn-archViz]

Yeah, it is super nice and I'm surprised more people don't use them. It take a tiny bit of getting used to, but then its gold.

[@artisans8521]

A friend of mine bought one, and frankly it's collecting dust. It's like Marmite, I guess. You either love or hate it.

[@JAMES-l2u]

awesome work

[@dela_rs]

nice work. i would have loved to see Osgiliath and Minas Morgul in the back

[@Learn-archViz]

Yeah. Maybe in the future.

[@EddiesRenders]

Hi Adam I think it looks great ignore the negative comments those generally don’t do themselves they just criticise I’m actually creating some Udemy courses at the moment for blender and substance painter and having done some of your courses a few years ago it helped motivate me to give udemy a go Thanks again

[@Learn-archViz]

Hey, that is awesome to hear! Udemy has been fantastic for me over the years. Thanks for watching.

[@bestbabyyoda9520]

I may never get the opportunity to meet you in person, but just congratulations. The amount of work put into this project really shows in the end. Hats of to you! 🎊 Oh, that one comment really threw me for a loop. Botox? Huh? Really?🤔Anyway, keep up the good work. I believe this work will go on to inspire some future generations of 3d artists. It sure has inspired me to get back into it. Thank you!

[@Learn-archViz]

Thank you! I mostly enjoy doing things like this (this is the fun stuff), and the end result is very rewarding.

[@TheRealCSB]

BEAUTIFUL

[@PutinTheClown]

Stunning

[@jasonbaker8424]

Amazing. Should add some surrounding farms to the pelennor. Not in the movie but big part of the book

[@_casg]

oh wow that space mouse looks so cool. Ive been using my xbox one controller lol

[@Learn-archViz]

Ha ha! That sounds cool too, but one handed 3d control is awesome

[@vredurs]

Awesome work🎉

[@archieabong]

Unreal engine is a different beast! I came from blender and I'm very comfortable with it but when I started playing around on unreal engine 5 I realized I know nothing 😂

[@Learn-archViz]

If it feels overwhelming at first, that is because it super powerful and has a ton of capabilities. It is probably similar to Blender in that once you get a handle on it and are comfortable, you find workflows that make sense, but still can continue learning new functionality basically forever.

[@Fafmagic]

I used to use 3DS Max and I transferred to Blender. For modelling, especially for creating assets for UE, I can honestly say, Blender is waaaaaay faster. It won’t make sense for you to swap, but for modelling, damn I’m glad I switched. Also glad my comment last video helped. Great scene btw….

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks

[@Mooncake69420]

imo. the best way to create a large terrain that is a specific map. a displacement map is the best thing ever. i once took like a high res area of mars straight from the nasa website and used it create a disp map for a flat plane and bro didnt do anything else but paint the floor. the elevation data was perfect and precise to the nearest cm... courtesy of nasa of course

[@Learn-archViz]

I used a displacement map on my Egypt project, and it is pretty slick. Just gotta get one that is high enough resolution.

[@andvfx]

Thats great man! Missed this cool project! For terrains, check tyflow terrains, great for fast terrains inside max. The free version is okish, just slow, with the pro and cuda its very fast.

[@Learn-archViz]

Thanks for the tip. I haven't experimented with Tyflow but I've seen lots of cool capabilities it has.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

I think the proportions are off by a bit, enough that its noticable like with the proportions of the empire state building or the proportions of the leaning tower of pisa or say the proportions of a star destroyer, it has to line up. That's the only flaw I could ever find. Amazing job.

[@MythicalAngour]

This should get a million views

[@Learn-archViz]

🤞

[@angellestat2730]

I love Minas Tirith design, you did a great work. I also find you quite similar to the actor Kevin Rankin, there is a particular photo of him on google images which look pretty similar.

[@Learn-archViz]

Ha! Usually I hear Steve Zahn 🤣

[@angellestat2730]

@@Learn-archViz ah you are completely right, I knew that there was another actor in my head that remind me your look. Yeah, Steve Zahn looks even more similar. Haha, well, it seem that when you get tired from CGI, you have the hollywood look that all producers search for a role :)

[@FreekHoekstra]

You can use the PCG system or the materials grass system. The systems can place grass on mass for you everywhere where it’s appropriate more or less automatically. There’s a lot of tutorials on auto landscape materials. The grass system doesn’t play nicely with cameras that well , so I would probably go for PCG in this case

[@Learn-archViz]

I was using an auto landscape material with grass, but I was having a hard time with seeing it far enough away without noticing the culling, and then it was crashing my Unreal if I was seeing too much. I also had a hard time getting the shadows to work well on it. Various different little issues that I had a hard time working through, but that is what I got to work in the final renderings.