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Neo traditional japanese environment

Hello everyone !
This project was made, by me, for my final semester of university. I initially wanted to create a "neo-japanese" scene with a lot of neons and futuristic aspects. As the project went on, I realized that I was slowly drifting towards a mix of neo and traditional japanese merged into one, and I kept rocking with it. "The Sacred" by Cui Xiaoyu was a good inspiration for me. I knew from the start that I wanted a magical element inside a urban environment, hence the magical cherry blossom at the center of the scene. My initial goal for this project was to improve my skills in environment creation inside Unreal Engine and to familiarize myself with all the aspects of the process (modular kit, trimsheet, props, textures, etc.)
These assets were taken from the Quixel bridge library:
-earth material, grass and poppy flowers
-stains decals for the walls
The HDRI for the sky was taken from Polyhaven
The texture for the paper lantern was taken from 3dtexture.me and modified by myself to put japanese writing on it.
I used a Jonas Ronnegard ornament for my trimsheet, though I didn't use the ornament in my scene in the end.
The posters are legitimate vintage japanese advertisements found on pinktentacle.com

Posters are legitimate vintage japanese ads and can be found on pinktentacle.com

Posters are legitimate vintage japanese ads and can be found on pinktentacle.com

To save time, I focused my energy on the side of the tree that the camera would see.

To save time, I focused my energy on the side of the tree that the camera would see.

To save time, I focused the texturing on the front side of the tree.

To save time, I focused the texturing on the front side of the tree.