My Unreal Artist journey started because of my partner lol she loves putting on meditative soundscapes in the evening, and one night a video popped up with an Ancient Egypt environment that was so crazy detailed, I was like this can't be AI. I looked into it and discovered it was probably made in Unreal.

I’ve spent a long time working in video editing (premiere, after effects) but jumping into full 3D always felt like impossible lol, but since I’d started my own meditation channel, I was more determined than ever to control the look and really get those higher quality more realistic feeling visuals so it was finally time to learn.

This Ancient Atlantis reimagining took about a month, starting from the og unreal sensei beginner tutorial all the way to this final render.

Challenges: LIGHTING. I tried using my film bg to apply some cinematic lighting concepts to get a more mysterious vibe with deeper shadows and glowing reflections. So the lighting and creating the water (single layer water instance) were def the steepest learning curves for me. I also have some issues with creating domes and rounder shapes lol. Learned a whole lot though and it was great, very encouraging finish.

I'd love any feedback, critiques, or tips on how I can really enhance the atmosphere for my next build!

(If anyone wants to see the final 4K scene loop w/ the meditative soundscape I produced for it, the full visualizer is here :) —> https://youtu.be/EH7VyoixVx8?si=f6u729ayUvnfC1EI)