May 2023

A stylized environment of a lake in the woods filled with turtles everywhere. I wanted to make a peaceful environment where turtles lived on the ruins of a broken building. I also wanted to tell a story with this scene by having some of the towers of this building partially submerged in water, meaning that this building used to stand tall on this land until it was taken over by nature.

The turtles share the same model but have different textures to depict some of the real-life species of freshwater turtles. I also rigged and animated the turtles to mimic how they usually behave when they bask. Lastly, I used a new technique with texturing by creating trim sheets and using them to give form to the buildings and the other objects. Everything in this scene, including models, textures, materials, and lighting was made from scratch. This was also my first time using the updated Unreal Engine 5.

Made with Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter

Rendered in Unreal Engine 5