{"id":583,"date":"2024-05-03T21:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liambenstead.co.uk\/?p=583"},"modified":"2024-05-03T21:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:19:30","slug":"getting-started-with-landscaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liambenstead.co.uk\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Landscaping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enabled the water plugin and restarted Unreal Engine to get this basic body of ocean and sculpted the general shape of the island as a start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-31.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-31-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5601\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.3943661971830985;width:506px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-33.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-33.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5605\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For reference of scale, I placed a mannequin down to determine the size of the island and added indentations in the cliff to start detailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-32.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5603\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1284916201117319;width:324px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the textures will be adapted from Quixel Megascans (n.d) to make the environments more realistic, starting with the island landscape (<em>GOUGED ROCK CLIFF<\/em>, n.d; SCARCE GRASS DETAIL TEXTURE, n.d; <em>SOIL DIRT<\/em>, n.d; <em>THAI RIPPLED SAND<\/em>, n.d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-34.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5608\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.82010582010582;width:453px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-44.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6477\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted to try and attempt something new by applying some vertex painting to the textures (Epic Games, Inc, 2023; Scorpion Venom, 2021). Here is what the window looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-145.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-145-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6132\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve set the directory of the plugin to be located inside of the Engine&#8217;s directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-146.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-146-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6134\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, I wanted to experiment with how the materials would blend with the vertex blend material built into the plugin (Quixel, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-147.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-147.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6139\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had tried to get something desirable to work, but the blend material would even not respond or break depending on the circumstances. In the end, I had settled on painting the textures manually. To do this, I have created a landscape material blend along with its instance and applied the latter to the landscape to change the values and then began painting the island to start bringing it to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-48.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-48-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6499\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-49.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-49-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6503\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-50.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-50-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6505\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I attempted to set up the texture displacement correctly by following through this setup (Poliigon Documentation, 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6153\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I began the tundra landscape by mapping out the area of the tundra I would start at and sculpted the natural features like the hills and the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-42.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-42-1024x392.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5644\" style=\"width:683px;height:262px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-41.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-41-1024x396.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5643\" style=\"width:681px;height:262px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve added a river that cuts through the landscape. I would go back to modifying the water later so that it doesn&#8217;t look basic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-44.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5650\" style=\"width:610px;height:306px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I got started carving out the area around the river using the Flatten and Erosion landscaping tools to create the abrupt drop-out in relation to the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-155.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-155.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6190\" style=\"width:610px;height:395px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve also expanded the river to make it flow across the environment by using the splines feature in the plugin. By doing this, I was able to create turns that wouldn&#8217;t be possible with its original shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-156.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-156.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6192\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7885714285714285;width:488px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-43.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6448\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have gathered a few more textures (<em>MOSSY ROCK CLIFF<\/em>, n.d; <em>MOSSY ROCKY GROUND<\/em>, n.d; <em>ROCKY GROUND<\/em>, n.d; <em>FRESH WINDSWEPT SNOW<\/em>, n.d) and I&#8217;ve painted the landscape using various terrain tools to randomize the gradients, such as the snow for the mountain summits. I also had to scale the textures enough to make this happen (Taylor, 2017) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-19.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6332\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8450704225352113;width:358px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-27.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6371\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9666666666666666;width:343px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-29.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6377\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.143884892086331;width:342px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-30.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6634\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2875;width:343px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-31.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elebenstead.2021.hulldesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6639\" style=\"width:598px;height:295px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(23.54px, 1.471rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.61), 39px);\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epic Games, Inc (2023) <em>Quixel Bridge<\/em>. Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/bridge [Accessed 25th January 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>FRESH WINDSWEPT SNOW<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home?category=surface&amp;category=snow&amp;category=pure&amp;search=snow&amp;assetId=ugspafgdy [Accessed 9th March 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>GOUGED ROCK CLIFF <\/em>(n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home?category=surface&amp;category=rock&amp;category=cliff&amp;search=rock&amp;assetId=vlcpcbc [Accessed 20th February 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>MOSSY ROCK CLIFF<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home?category=surface&amp;category=moss&amp;category=rock&amp;search=mossy&amp;search=rock&amp;assetId=vmbibbgg [Accessed 4th February 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>MOSSY ROCKY GROUND<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home?category=surface&amp;category=moss&amp;category=rock&amp;search=mossy&amp;search=rock&amp;assetId=vewmeehlw [Accessed 4th February 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poliigon Documentation (2018) <em>Using Poliigon displacement textures in Unreal Engine 4<\/em> [Video] Available online: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1GkS9-94k80&amp;t=385s [Accessed 25th January 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Quixel Megascans<\/em> (n.d) Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home [Accessed 18th December 2022]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ROCKY GROUND<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home?category=surface&amp;category=ground&amp;search=rock&amp;assetId=vjdqcba [Accessed 5th February 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SCARCE GRASS DETAIL TEXTURE<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/home?category=surface&amp;category=grass&amp;category=patchy&amp;search=grass&amp;assetId=sexfecjf0 [Accessed 18th December 2022]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scorpion Venom (2021) <em>How to install Megascan Plugin for Unreal Engine 4 26 <\/em>[Video] Available online: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lHWcv-9cpe8 [Accessed 23rd January 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SOIL DIRT<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/collections?category=environment&amp;category=natural&amp;category=dry-grassland&amp;assetId=pkcbq20 [Accessed 1st March 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor, M. (2017) <em>Unreal Engine 4 &#8211; Quick! How To: Scale Materials<\/em> [Video] Available online: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DXK1pdvBUAM&amp;t=183s [Accessed 26th March 2023]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>THAI RIPPLED SAND<\/em> (n.d) [3D Material] Available online: https:\/\/quixel.com\/megascans\/collections?category=environment&amp;category=natural&amp;category=tropical-beach&amp;type=surface&amp;assetId=tjmndf1dy [Accessed 8th February 2023]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enabled the water plugin and restarted Unreal Engine to get this basic body of ocean and sculpted the general shape of the island as a start. For reference of scale, I placed a mannequin down to determine the size of the island and added indentations in the cliff to start detailing. 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