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Fundamentals of Vegetation in Video Games
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Fundamentals of Vegetation in Video Games

The course is aimed at beginners in vegetation creation and is purely theoretical.
Created byMichael Gerard
Last updated 5/2025
English
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What you'll learn

  • Best tools to use and where to find the best vegetation resources
  • All the tree creation steps for a Populus tree (structure, 3d branches as textures, full branch creation with plans)
  • A few breakdown examples for multiple trees & ground vegetation (pine and palm + bush, ferns, grass, plants & flowers)
  • How important shaders are
  • Different wind types
  • How to optimize your foliage in engine (UE5)

Course content

4 sections • 8 lectures • 3h 32m total length

  • Which software are available7:03

    Explore vegetation creation tools from free options on Steam and Sketchfab assets to professional software like Speedtree and Plant Factory, highlighting industry usage and practical trade-offs, including texture sources.

  • Where to get textures & scanned models20:08

    Discover where to source textures and scanned models for vegetation, including Megascans, Scan's Library, Substance Library, textures.com, and decals, then apply textures to grass and trees in Unreal Engine.

Requirements

  • Owning a computer with Windows 10 or Windows 11
  • Winrar or 7zip to decompress file.

Description

If you have always wanted to learn about vegetation but didn't know where to start, this course is for you! Entirely oriented to beginners, learn all the tips and tricks to know before starting your vegetation journey.


Please note that this course is focused on beginners in vegetation creation and is purely theoretical. This means that no model creation is performed during this course.


You don't need to buy this course if you already have an "Unreal Complete Scene" course.


What I will learn?

  1. Best tools to use and where to find the best vegetation resources

  2. All the tree creation steps for a Populus tree (structure, 3d branches as textures, full branch creation with plans)

  3. A few breakdown examples for multiple trees & ground vegetation (pine and palm + bush, ferns, grass, plants & flowers)

  4. How important shaders are

  5. Different wind types

  6. How to optimize your foliage in engine (UE5)


What I will get?

  • ~3h30 of breakdown video

  • 1080/30fps resolution

Software Used:

  • Speedtree 9.5.2

  • Unreal Engine 5.3.2

  • 3ds Max 2023


Level:

  • Anyone who wants to learn the basics of vegetation for video games.


Prerequisite:

  • Owning a computer with Windows 10 (64Bits) / Not tested on Windows 11

  • Winrar or 7zip to decompress file.


About copyrights:
All you can find in this course are for personal usage only. You cannot share it, sell it or make it available for free on any platform.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn the basics of vegetation for video games.

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