Mountain Pass

A narrow mountain pass leads to a mysterious portal structure. Taking portal stones as inspiration for an abandoned gateway relic. People native to the area use it a landmark in their travel. Cliffs and rocks sculpted in Z-Brush. Materials created in Subtance Designer and Painter. The foliage built using Z brush, Substance and Speed Tree which was helpful in quickly generating variations for the trees and bushes where needed. Additional variation is created using a world space mask tint for larger material break ups. Additional inspiration taken from Halo infinity for the setting and and Assassins' Creed Valhalla for lighting and foliage. Project created while taking CGMA Organic World Building in UE5 instructed by Anthony Vaccaro, you can find his amazing work here:
https://www.artstation.com/autocon