Hello everyone!
I’m excited to share my latest Unreal Engine project with you.
This was my first time experimenting with ray tracing, and I’m truly amazed by the level of quality that UE5 can deliver. I hope you enjoy the results!
“Every Ending is a New Beginning” is a 3D environment project that tells the story of a young student preparing to leave her hometown in rural Japan to study abroad. Set at an old, weathered bus stop at the beginning of autumn, the scene captures the quiet moments before a life changing journey. Her suitcase rests by the bench, surrounded by familiar details a vending machine, a payphone, fallen leaves all symbols of a life she’s about to leave behind. This project reflects the bittersweet nature of change: the sadness of parting, the warmth of memories, and the quiet hope of starting anew.
Hope you’re well and having a wonderful week so far
Just wanted to pop in and say this is genuinely beautiful. The warmth that is brought in by all the wooden furniture pieces and (of course!) those fall tree colors. Truly stunning.
If you don’t mind me asking, how long did this take you to create?
@PresumptivePanda Thank you for for the compliment, really appreciate it. It took me 4 months for the entire project, 5 if you count renders and breakdown. I decided to really take my time and understand camera work as well as different rendering techniques, for both the environment rendering in UE as well as prop and materials rendering in Marmoset.
Thanks for taking the time to answer. Glad you took the time to do this right, it turned out beautiful Hope we get to see more of your art around here. Do you have anything in the works or are you taking a break after this one?
At the moment I am writing an article on the project, hoping to get it published on either 80levels or GamesArtist. After that I have 2 more projects on the stove, one Viking/Norse and one Victorian, will have decide which one to prioritize.
This is such a cozy little scene! The attention to detail truly brings everything together, and I love the amount of storytelling that we see within the small space. Hearing that you’re writing an article and have more in the works is also very exciting!
Feel free to tag me when they are published because I most certainly would love to see more of your talented works and compositions!
Hope we get to see more of your art around here. Do you have anything in the works or are you taking a break after this one?