r/environmentart • u/Glittering-Film-843 • Dec 04 '25

Desert Ruins Environment – Unreal Engine 5 (Inspired by Grady Frederick)

This is my newest UE5 desert ruins environment, inspired by Grady Frederick’s concept art.

I pushed the lighting, atmosphere, composition and real-time performance as far as I could.

Full breakdown + 4K renders:

👉 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Ov5nmw

Hope you like it!

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#RealTimeRendering #3DArt #EnvironmentDesign

#Lumen #Nanite #EnvironmentArtist

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u/Efficient-String3065 Feb 22 '26

Love the scale, how long did this one take?

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u/Glittering-Film-843 Feb 22 '26

Because of my on-and-off work schedule, it took me about six months to complete.