Intro to Unreal 5 for Concept Art with Mahreen Fatima (6 weeks)
Intro to Unreal 5 for Concept Art with Mahreen Fatima (6 weeks)
*6 Week Class*
Class Description: This is an introductory class to the Unreal Engine 5 and how we can use it in the art progress. The first week will be focused on the UI, navigation and tools. Week 2-4 will focus on using assets and creating a scene. Week 5 will be about lighting and VFX. Finally week 6 we will bring it into photoshop for finishing touches.
Prerequisite : some basic knowledge of a 3d software helps but not required. While there are free unreal marketplace assets, some students will prefer to pay for assets.
Topics covered:
Going over UE5 Interface and tools
Basic modeling, UVing, Texturing, importing into UE5.
World building with existing assets
Lighting and VFX pass in UE5
Material List: Unreal 5, Photoshop
Time/Day: Tuesday 7:00-10:00pm PST
First Class: June 11th
Last Class: July 16th
Class Location: Online Zoom meeting, All classes are recorded and available for download
Mahreen Fatima is currently a Senior Environment Artist at Blizzard on Diablo IV, with years of experience working in the games industry. After graduating from SCAD where she studied Game Development, she moved to Seattle to pursue her dream of living in a place that looked like a page from National Geographic. There, she had the opportunity to work at Amazon and Oculus as a 3D Artist on various R&D projects. She then went onto start her career in the game industry as a World Artist at 343 Industries on Halo Infinite, focusing on world art for organic and natural spaces for campaign.