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Tutorials, tips & practical knowledge for being the best level designer and environment artist. I'm AlexG and this is the official Bsky of WorldofLevelDesign.com (Tutorials for #gameart #3d #environmentart since 2008).

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · May 23

What is recommended perfect learning path to help you progressively build UE5 skillset?

I've put together recommended order to follow 4 full courses in UE5 for environment creation design from beginner to proficient in short time amount!

UE5 Journey Starts Here🔽

#gameart #gamedev #unrealengine

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 12d

Can't select glass or any other translucent surfaces in #UE5?

Press T.

T = Allow Translucent Selection

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 12d

By default in #SubstancePainter, height information becomes Normal Map information on export.

#gameart #gamedev

World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 12d

Working on creating general tiling normal maps in Substance Painter to be used for detail in any tileable Mat.

Simple setup:

▪️Fill Layer w/Height channel
▪️Use any Alphas or Textures in Painter (black/white)
▪️Drag it to Height input channel in Properties
▪️Export only Normal Map

#gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 13d

NEW TUTORIAL: #UE5 Advanced Glass Material - Creating Customizable Glass in UE5

I'll guide you through creating advanced glass material in UE5 w/extensive controls for opacity, roughness, normal maps, and base color.

www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/u...

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 15d

Everything you need to know to begin creating & using UE5 standard Material Editor for environments & props.

Get "#UE5 Master Material Creation" tutorial course: www.worldofleveldesign.com/store/ue5-ma...

Many daily uses, techniques, solutions, fixes. Start today!

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 15d

How to come up w/story for game?

Story can come from anywhere but best story is always something from real life or your own life.

Even if it's small but true detail that's part of story w/rest exaggerated.

Always inject something from real-life or own life into game's story.

#gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 15d

NEW TUTORIAL: #UE5 How to Create Simple Glass Material Correctly

You'll learn how to configure main Material node, adjust properties like opacity, roughness, base color, refraction & propagate these settings to Mat Inst.

www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/u...

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 15d

Although glass is NOT metallic, setting Metallic to 1 for #UE5 Glass is a must.

Otherwise your glass surfaces will look like plastic and less like glass.

Just simply do a test. 0 (left) or 1 (right).

And Metallic set to 1 will always look better.

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 16d

Set #UE5 Glass Lighting Mode to Surface Translucency Volume (performance) or Forward Shading (higher quality)

▪️Translucency Volume: cheaper option, still allows realistic lighting w/translucent mats

▪️Forward Shading: higher quality translucency, more expensive

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 16d

In #UE5, set following properties for good looking glass:

▪️Blend Mode: Translucent
▪️Lighting Mode: Surface Translucency Volume or Forward Shading

This doesn’t come cheap & it’s most expensive way to create glass materials BUT it offers the best looking UE5 glass.

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 28d

Maya Quick Tip 31: Select Faces on One Single Object by Specific Material ID

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l3U...

#gameart #gamedev #indiedev #environmentart #3dmodeling #maya

Maya Quick Tip 31: Select Faces on One Single Object by Specific Material ID

YouTube video by WorldofLevelDesign

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 28d

In Maya, selecting faces on object by Mat ID is easy

In Hypershade right click on Mat icon & choose Select Objects w/Material

PROBLEM: it selects faces on all objects in scene

But you can run this MEL script & select faces on one object by Mat

Video in comment

#gameart #gamedev #indiedev #maya

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · 29d

"Preproduction Blueprint" paperback is discounted 18% off on Amazon at the moment. But don't know for how long.

Grab your copy!

It is YOUR BLUEPRINT for "How to Plan Game Environments and Level Designs"

www.amazon.com/Preproductio...

#gameart #gamedev #indiedev #environmentart #leveldesign

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Aug 22

Went overboard again.

20 pieces of modular windows for high school interiors asset pack. Modeled in #Maya.

Got to have variety!

UVs were tedious but they are DONE!

#gameart #gamedev #indiedev #environmentart #3dmodeling

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Aug 21

Experiment w/improving design spaces in #UE5 environments.

WIP lights, interior space design only.

1. Bland, default, just a start
2. Columns to break up flat walls
3. Adding angles to open up the space, better but not there
4. Adding detail, height change & angles - better

#gameart #unrealengine

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Aug 1

Cool way to blend 2 Normal Maps together in #UE5 with Switch and then having the ability to replace the secondary Normal Map to create endless varieties with Material Instances.

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 31

Become a supporter and get these #UE5 base concrete tiling texture set assets and a lot more to create environments with on WoLD Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/ue5-ba...

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev #indiedev

UE5 Base Concrete Tiling Textures Set (1 Master Material & 7 Material Instances) | World of Level Design

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 31

New #UE5 Base Concrete Tiling Textures Set! Perfect for Brutalist style environment ext & int

Includes 1 Master Material, 7 Material Instances, 15 textures (2048x2048). Flexible for walls, floors, ceilings

Ready for UE5.3+

Get these & more on WoLD Patreon. Link in comment.

#unrealengine #gameart

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 30

UE5: How to Blend or Combine 2 Normal Map Textures Together Using Material Editor

I'll show you how to blend 2 normal maps, control their intensities individually then create Static Switch to enable or disable 2nd Normal Map.

worldofleveldesign.com/categories/u...

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 30

Metallic defines if a surface is metal or not metal. Metallic texture should be either black or white. Do not use gray values for Metallic, this will not be physically accurate.

White = Metallic
Black = Not Metallic

Quick breakdown in #SubstancePainter...

#gameart #gamedev #indiedev #texturing

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 29

Everything You Need to Know to Begin Creating & Using #UE5 Standard Material Editor for Environments & Props.

Get "UE5: Master Material Creation" tutorial course: www.worldofleveldesign.com/store/ue5-ma...

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev #indiedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 29

in #Maya, anytime you work at component level (faces, edges, vertices), you change the shape of the mesh.

Although the pivot point will remain at it's original location.

So to quickly modify and re-center the pivot point go to Modify > Center Pivot

#gameart #gamedev #3dmodeling #environmentartist

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 29

Here is the best and simple way to blend between 2 Normal Maps in #UE5.

Use BlendAngleCorrectedNormals node.

Then use 2 different Normal Maps.

Great for Macro and Micro detail. But can also be used to add Detail Normals to a surface when you get upclose.

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev #indiedev

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World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 29

FAB #UE5 Summer Sale is about to end

Get 30% Off on 2 WoLD Asset Packs. They will get you to create Retro & Liminal Space Interiors.

Modular Tiled Rooms & Pools Environment (Liminal Spaces) fab.com/listings/5dd...

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#gameart #unrealengine

World Of Level Design @worldofleveldesign.bsky.social · Jul 28

#UE5: How to Adjust Normal Map Intensity Correct Way - 2 Effective Methods

In this tutorial I'll break down 2 methods to control Normal Map intensity: a recommended, correct approach and a quick, prototyping alternative.

www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/u...

#unrealengine #gameart #gamedev

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