Create a Photorealistic Landscape in Unreal Engine 5

Creating a photorealistic landscape is a challenging but worthwhile endevor for any 3D artist. In this video I'm going make a photorealistic landscape inside of Unreal Engine 5 leveraging the powerful pathtracer!
Helpful pathtracing console commands
r.PathTracing.ProgressDisplay 1
r.Raytracing.Geometry.InstancedStaticMeshes.Culling 0
If you're wanting to use instanced foliage with wind try these
r.Raytracing.Geometry.InstancedStaticMeshes.EvaluateWPO 1
r.RayTracing.Geometry.InstancedStaticMeshes.SimulationClusterRadius
r.RayTracing.Geometry.InstancedStaticMeshes.SimulationCount
Mentioned Speedtree tutorial
www.artstation.com/danielpere...
My PC specs
GPU - Nvidia 2060 Super
CPU - i7 9700
RAM - 64GB DDR4
Motherboard - MSI Z370-A Pro
Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Level Creation
02:52 - Creating the Terrain
04:14 - Importing the Terrain
05:06 - Creating the Landscape Material
06:11 - Setting up the Composition
06:37 - Tree Creation Overview
07:52 - Scattering Foliage
13:36 - Path Tracer Settings
14:54 - Improving Terrain Color
15:44 - Lighting
18:49 - Post Process Color Grading
19:30 - Creating Animation
24:01 - Rendering Animation
25:55 - Color Grading in Resolve
27:35 - Outro

[@gabetandy]

Thanks for watching! If you have any questions or things you want to discuss feel free to leave a comment (:

[@supartwi]

What Your Pc Specs?

[@gabetandy]

@@supartwi I'm running an NVIDIA 2060 Super, 64 GB of ram, and an Intel i7-9700 cpu

[@owenb6499]

Why for the path tracer did you do 15x50? obviously comes up to 750, but is there any specific formula?

[@gabetandy]

@@owenb6499 I'm not 100% sure the math behind it. I usually just make sure I have 10 or more spatial samples.

[@nathaniel8422]

@@gabetandy Hi, thanks for video. Do you think this graphics is possible in a game? Could average PC with lets say budget card be able to run this? thanks

[@PeterLeban]

Oh wow, this really looks great! At first, I was like "no way, this is a reference photo" then at 18 min mark my mind started blowing off. Kudos, Sir!

[@Sean-Patrick-Guthrie]

Outstanding work and I was blown away in the lighting segment. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@rohw0016]

You are a highly respectful content creator and deserve more subs.
I don’t necessarily work with unreal engine 5 but wanted to learn about its capabilities and where games are headed.
Our future is bright in your hands.

[@gabetandy]

Wow I think that's the kindest message I've ever received!

[@WilliamFaucher]

Absolutely top notch stuff, Gabe! Love seeing more artists using the pathtracer!

[@gabetandy]

Thanks William!

[@fekkakidriss6562]

Do the console variables in the movie render queue work with the path tracer? I mean can I use the same console variable with the same values in both cases?

[@gabetandy]

@@fekkakidriss6562 you can!

[@lukagogoshvili6787]

You know you did a great job when William himself writes a comment

[@WilliamFaucher]

@@lukagogoshvili6787 I confer with Gabe often enough for my own vids, he’s a fantastic artist :)

[@Xavwanderboy]

SUPER GOOD first tutorial, for a beautiful scene. Congrats ! I can't wait to see what you come with next :)

[@harveymarks827]

Awesome, one of the best I have seen. Love that you can actually see the words in the Blueprints. So many are illegible even with me zooming in. Just awesome!!!!

[@eggZ663]

You made it look simple, but the result was amazing, great stuff

[@thecavemandynamic2685]

Wow, look at how gorgeous that landscape 😮 Unreal Engine 5 is absolutely mind-blowing period.

[@robertdouble559]

Great tute Gabe! Very clear and super helpful. Looking forward to more videos from you!

[@emmanuelcambier4578]

One of the most realistic picture from UE 5 so far... congrats !!

[@dustypixels501]

Well done Gabe, the end result is truly stunning. I learned a lot here, thank you 🤟🏻

[@MamtaYadav-tz4vn]

Need more videos like this. Thanks to you I have learned many things and completed my animation which look sooooo gooood....

[@user-kr4me6io5v]

after browsing through so many channels. Yours is by far the best. The explaining thod is so great and detailed even complex stuff is

[@AndrewFomin]

Good work, thanks for sharing this! Hope to see more videos like this from you.

[@johnwilliamson7526]

This tutorial is absolute fire.

[@jeronimocanale8124]

Great video! Hope to see more of this!

[@alan112223]

Great tutorial Gabe! Hope to see more from you!
Cheers

[@gerardoschiavone3649]

Very good start for an amazing youtube channel. Well done Gabe!

[@Beaxim]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@LateralPause]

This is sick dude, i want to see more i would love to learn about this stuff, thanks !

[@matejivi]

Great content Gabe. Like that you showed the whole pipeline.

[@VRDivision]

Incredible tutorial my dude, the production quality is amazing! Keep it up

[@pyrotechnick420]

cool video using path tracing for foliage was a good idea, the lighting looks perfect

[@Ochenter]

Please, keep on making tutorials as awesome as this one, Mister.
Excellent work !! 👏

[@ZachScape_]

Looks great and really liked the logical commentary. Will definitely watch potential future videos to make my game better. Thank you for the content.

[@carlosromero4820]

Yesssss, thats what i was looking for. hanks for helping

[@ra-ul1238]

That's an impressive first upload, very well done. The landscape looks gorgeous.

[@harveymarks827]

[@MainAk928]

Its your first video on TH-cam and it looks super professional and easy to understand. Hope you make more tutorials like this.

[@gabetandy]

Thanks Mainak! I plan too!

[@4747misty_]

not quite, there's a lot of stuff he is skipping and it's hard to find out yourself sometimes

[@Mewheniumm]

@@4747misty_ yes exactly its going a little too fast

[@avricci]

Thank you very very very much my friend!! I loved it and got a really good landscape after some trials ❤❤

[@Stallagmite]

Dude, looks so nice I want to go for a walk in it.

[@CodyGarrow]

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@ManOfTrades]

Oh dude you are gonna love 5.1!!! love the tutorial!

[@camerontsang1922]

Absolutely amazing!!

[@kingbugti6567]

Amazing, i hope you make more easy tutorials like this. Thanks Man you are a legend.

[@aiakos5033]

Thank you for your reply!

[@fearthesmeag]

truly awesome dude. Thanks vm!

[@jlssculpturedesign8140]

Thank you for your video. I started yesterday. I been using the free stuff on library so I can figure out the basics first .

[@DesignVDan]

Beautiful work thanks for sharing!

[@simonflash_edit]

Thanks for sharing your experience Gabe. Just small details like how to accurately match the size of your landscape are often not mentioned/overlooked by other creators. I would love to see more of your content in the future :)

[@gabetandy]

Thanks Simon!

[@NazzarenoGiannelliCG]

Interesting to see your workflow. I learned some tips here and there. 👌

[@musikdoktor]

One of the best 3d landscapes i've seen. Thanks

[@gabetandy]

Thank you!

[@ArslaneArts]

keep on the great work , hope to see your next video soon !!

[@IndependentVFX]

That looks incredible!

[@The9PointStar]

thank you so much! i saw the renders before on instagram and i was wishing for a tutorial that came true

[@padong9844]

Wonderful Tutorial! Thank you very much!

[@Gabriel-or1gv]

Great content, looking forward to the next videos

[@arturrosa3166]

Great work! Very well explained.

[@milagro2300]

Thanks for the Gaea to Unreal tips!

[@HHadenHammond]

Great video, thanks for making it!

[@synsam12345]

Great vid man, looking forward to more.

[@vizmodeling6250]

Fantastic work! Keep going!

[@ahmadali-ik5nb]

straight to the point.

[@TerenceKearns]

This is fantastic. Nice work.

[@nolimits8973]

Thank you SO much for this video :) it really helped me out!

[@scarabrae]

Lovely piece of work, Gabe. Coming from using redshift GPU rendering I was hesitant about putting the time into beginning to learn Unreal 5. Your video is a smasher and demonstrates the pathtracer can produce excellent renders.

[@gabetandy]

Thanks Pete! I wish the path tracer was a thing when I starting learning Unreal. I originally came from Octane and C4D.

[@chenapeinado]

Excelente Tutorial! muchas gracias

[@mcsfsfv]

In The setup thank you so much!

[@ishhanian]

Time for your 2nd video. Well made!

[@pmdigital3986]

ITS REALLY WORKED LOL THANK YOU DUDE

[@Chrelle06]

Thank you very much for showing.
I Only have the Unreal Engine 5 and starter packs, so thank you for making it easy to follow.
I only had 2-3 hours with the engine before watching your video, but I was able to follow your video and make something to show for it. I did however watch it several times, to try and copy some of the effects.
Thank you once again.

[@jaroslavzaruba2765]

i love the lighting 👍🏻

[@marcosmanilla9383]

Awesome!!!

[@namadekisufa]

Good tempo. Thank you!

[@nikolsparrow5163]

clear guide worked well with for sharing.

[@bobsmithy9024]

Thanks for this video. Fascinating insight into game design. 😉

[@DrumDaMitz]

Absolutely tasteful ! Your workflow logic is lovely ! Thanks for sharing :)

[@gabetandy]

Thank you!

[@magistrcooldayn233]

Thank you for this tutorial. Never heard about gaea and what it can do. Hope you will make more tutorials, more variant of landscapes maybe, desert, north, jungle etc

[@skydrone8260]

This is great! This is great, man!
I found someone who will show me how to make cool videos in combination with Unreal and Davinci! Thank you!

[@SuperlativeCG]

I think I'm going to hire the same landscaper I used last year. He was really easy to get a lawn with.

[@krasav4ik12]

supercool!
Thanks 4 the video, it was helpfull and interesting

[@focusmaya251]

Great stuff friend,thanks.Subscribed ❤

[@frankb4793]

This was great! - Thanks

[@borisstengele5389]

Hey Gabe this is a brilliant tutorial! I

[@xAlbin0003x]

Incredible!!!

[@mauricioandrestiznadoroman3460]

5 seconds before you said thats a bit boring I was like dude thats sick

[@Wrighteousbychris]

Amazing tutorial, please keep it up

[@corgilife241]

Very nice! Thanks!

[@reliquary1267]

INVALUABLE tutorial - from blank project to a cinematic sequence in 30 mintes + pro tips :)

[@balapichandy2408]

good work king, love you

[@jeffreyrodriguez359]

Great content, Gabe!

[@manjeetdigitalstudio]

thanks a lot!!! so nice reverb

[@KingKong19100]

Hey Gabe this is a brilliant tutorial! I would love to see more involving Path Traced renders. Maybe ones that involve more action packed scenes like more intense camera moves? I'm creating an animation and would like to use Path Tracing so there won't be any issues with the foliage.

[@Sandra-hc4vo]

Great video! For how short the video is, there is a lot of good information!

[@reedfish99]

very very nice Gabe! thank you, you've inspired me to do this myself!

[@gabetandy]

Thanks! Glad to hear it!

[@keithprice1950]

Great video. I am just starting to work with Unreal so this is a bit beyond my skills at the moment. It's amazing how much difference the lighting makes.

[@gabetandy]

Thank you! For sure, lighting is one of the main pillars to making photorealistic renders.

[@thisdudeisadude]

that looks real af

[@bean_mhm]

This is mind-blowingly good! Great job, you just gained a subscriber :)

[@gabetandy]

Thank you!

[@joelbergfx]

Wow, exactly what Ive been looking for thank you!

[@The_Random_Uploads]

But why did they do this? th-cam.com/video/nEufVKJhP5Y/w-d-xo.html

[@Recursive_palindrome]

Shadow of every grass stalk in game will hit hard my PC's performance. But it looks gorgeous!

[@3dtram]

really good, congrats!

[@MaxV11]

Thank you so much!!!

[@voltronicsound1610]

Instant sub! Keep the videos coming :)

[@tallpinesstudio]

looks really great!

[@Vectorr66]

Great tutorial thanks!

[@ChiefBrax]

You're amazing! Subbed

[@awaken-wonder]

Super great stuff mate!

[@SleepingCat22]

understand the basics of the software untill now. Your guide is very very good quite simple and very helpful. I gave you a like and a sub

[@cgimadesimple]

amazing tutorial

[@GameMusicSmash]

i loved your tutorial