Kenna's Cafe - Environment Design & Lighting | UE5

Created this environment and worked on a realistic lighting setup in just 2 days’ time with UE5. Started off with Lumen Dynamic Lighting, but eventually, I did some still image renders with Pathtracing renderer.

Project Page - https://www.behance.net/gallery/160449267/Kennas-Cafe-Environment-Design-Lighting-UE5

Thank you.

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Greetings, @VMax_RPR; I hope you’re doing well! Your creation, “Kenna’s Cafe,” looks absolutely gorgeous, and these screenshots are stunning! Is this environment based on an actual location, or did you build it entirely from scratch? :star_struck:

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Hey, thanks a lot!

I just had some reference images and moldboard for lighting inspiration.
The exterior environment actually comes from an Unreal marketplace map.

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Don’t mention it, and thank you for detailing some of your workflows. The result of your creation is astonishing, nevertheless! Kudos again on the fantastic job done with this environmental design, and thank you for sharing it with us here in the forums! :grin:

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Hi there @VMax_RPR.

So nice to see more of your work. Hope you’ve been well! :slight_smile:

I love the amount of warmth the wood and natural light bring in. It’s the minimalistic design choices that make this scene stand out though. It makes the environment feel welcoming and clean, which makes for a brilliantly done coffee shop! :smiley:

Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to see your next project!

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Appreciate your feedback, thank you so much :slight_smile:

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Beautiful work! I agree with a lot of the feedback said here. I think the floor in the first image could benefit from a stronger normal map! :slight_smile:

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