In this lesson, we’ll break down the course’s largest scene, the cliff featured in the trailer—and talk about how perilous the journey to its completion was. By all means, use the scene for your own project.

Notes:

• Download 11_07_trailer_scene.zip to follow along
• Blender 4.4 was used to create this scene, we recommend using it, there are differences in Blender 4.5

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:22 - Saving the project
• 02:02 - Enlisting help
• 03:11 - Changing the look
• 04:42 - Breaking down the scene
• 05:51 - Rocks & materials
• 08:05 - Basic lighting & fog
• 09:41 - Storm VDBs
• 11:23 - Character & spaceship
• 12:58 - “Locals”
• 13:31 - Shadows & lighting setups
• 14:41 - Character lighting setups
• 16:06 - Render settings

Links:

• Master 3D Environments
• 10 Tips for Creating Epic Landscapes
• Brian Kouhi
• toAnimate
• Pierrick Pickaut

Shortcuts:

• O | (In Edit Mode) Activate Proportional Editing