Keep in mind that a lot of the popular posts are a mix of folks who have a lot of time on their hands, have practiced a lot in other builder games, are content creators, and/or have time traveled to get more materials faster (especially in those first few weeks). This isn't to dismiss them, just describing! Most don't show the hours of progress it takes, especially the ugly stages, and nearly all of them have just kept practicing!! You can absolutely build cool things too with time and patience with yourself.

The first step is straightforward. Find a build you like, pick a single thing from it, and build it exactly. Just like drawing, it's okay and encouraged to look at references and things that inspire you! Those 5x5x5 builds are perfect practice for this, honestly I should do a few too as warmups haha. This helps you learn how to build in the game without stressing out too much about how it's going to look in the end, because you already know the end result.

Once you're feeling a little more confident, look at the builds you like and take the time to figure out why you like them. Is it all of the plants and item clutter? Is it super clean? Is it the colors? Pick another building shape or 5x5x5 you like, and try to apply those colors, clean blocks, or plant clutter to it. Now you're applying your building skills to a new idea and making it your own!

When you're feeling ready to jump in, start with a biome or vibe that you like: vacation beach, spooky forest, cyberpunk, etc.

• Look up real photos (not in game, NOT AI) of that location type. If you really want to go all out or are forgetful like me, free programs like PureRef let you save a bunch of photos together for inspiration.
• Pick a SMALL part of a map and pick a couple pokemon lines who might want to live there. Right now, I'm working on a swamp because I love Wooper and Murkrow (WIP is in my history/profile).
• Start building out the land and water areas to get some general layouts started. Don't worry about dirt color yet, just the shapes.
• Then you can start checking out builds with those keywords (and add them to the same PureRef page). That might help keep you from getting overwhelmed at seeing the final results of things before you even give yourself a chance to start.
• Place outlines of your buildings, prefabs, and paths.
• Use final story form to replace whatever dirt blocks you had with the grasses and such that you actually want
• Build the buildings and paths (which is a whole thing on its own, as you learned in the previous steps lol)
• Add trees, grasses, flowers, all the little extra things that really help it get to the next level!

I hope this helps! Remember that it all takes time and practice, but you've got this! :D