How to plan and gather reference
How to comfortably use Unreal Engine 5 to create materials, landscapes and all the other building blocks of a stunning desert environment
How to animate objects, lights and cameras
How to control a virtual camera using the gyroscope on an iPad/iPhone
How to edit your film and add sound using DaVinci Resolve
How to export your finished film to a .mp4 or .mov video file.
101 - Introduction
201 - Building a folder structure
202 - Gathering reference
203 - Analyzing your reference
204 - Unreal Engine 5 installation
205 - Unreal Engine 5 project setup
301 - Quadrant overview
302 - The content browser
303 - Creating and saving new assets
401 - Make the map
402 - Lighting with the sun
403 - Environment light mixer
404 - Creating a landscape
405 - Sculpting dunes
406 - Walking through your creation
501 - Master materials
502 - Material instances
503 - Using textures
504 - Megascan textures
505 - Using material parameters
506 - Fixing jagged shadows
601 - Layering in the waves
602 - Dealing with distance
603 - Painting variation
604 - Sparkle
One-time payment, no subscription, hours of video content that you can return to at any time.
Standard price before discounts
You need a computer that at least meets these minimum requirements.
RAM (memory) - 16 GB
CPU (processor) - 6 cores/12threads (from the past few years such as Intel Core i5 12600K, or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X)
GPU (Video Card) - NVIDIA GTX 1080, RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6600 (the card should have at least 6 GB of VRAM)
Keep in mind, these are the absolute minimum requirements. The software will run significantly better and with fewer crashes the more powerful your hardware.
Yes! if you purchase this course, you will always have access to the material. It will be a resource to return to at any time.
No, this course covers the full process of building a 3D environment, shooting in that environment with a virtual camera, rendering, editing, music/sound, and final export. Though characters can seamlessly be integrated into this process, the actual creation and animation of characters is not covered in the course. It may be available later as an add-on.
Thaddaeus is a digital artist, teacher, and creative director at The Virtual Construction Lab.
Thaddaeus's teaching experience includes
◆ 2+ years Adjunct Professor at The School of Visual Arts - Computer Animation Department - in person and virtual
◆ 6+ years One-on-one 3D Animation private tutor - high school through professional levels
◆ 5 years Flying Trapeze Instructor
As an artist, Thaddaeus's work exists in the digital world but crosses over from time to time in drawing, sculpture, and photography. He intertwines physical and digital forms to birth new combinations and better reflect our own way of existing in both spaces. He is really motivated by the possibility of each new project being an opportunity to learn a new technique or tool. He applies and mixes computer animation and sound techniques that he learned working on films, commercials, VR, and games. He has been making digital artwork in the form of 3D animation and film all his life, and professionally since 2015.
Thaddaeus grew up in and currently lives, works and creates in New York City.
He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a fine art major. He received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the School Of Visual Arts for Computer Animation in 2015. His thesis short film received global recognition and awards such as the 2015 Student Emmy and Student Academy Awards.
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