Blender Environment Build

// the brief

Most environments are obvious asset-pack assemblies. I wanted a space with its own identity that still ran smoothly once exported — which means being disciplined about polycount from the first blockout.

// how I approached it

01

Blocked out the layout first and walked it before adding any detail.

02

Modeled custom props so the space didn't look like a marketplace scene.

03

Kept an eye on polycount and texture approach the whole way, not as a cleanup at the end.

04

Tested the export early — discovering scale problems after full detailing is painful.

// what I learned

• Original environment with custom models — no asset-pack look
• Clean topology and sensible scale for real-time use
• Learned more about lighting than any tutorial taught me

// tools