Enchanted Forest — night scene

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Enchanted Forest

Tools Unreal Engine 5
Assets Natural assets from Quixel
Responsible for Set-dressing, composition & lighting
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A moody atmospheric forest with custom water decal shaders

A cinematic forest environment focused on atmospheric lighting, volumetric fog, and natural asset composition — built in both day and night variations. The project also features custom water decal shaders for caustic light patterns and surface wetness, bringing technical depth to the environmental storytelling.

* Received professional feedback from Gerardo Contreras (Surface and LRC Artist)

Unreal Engine 5 Quixel Megascans Volumetric Lighting Custom Shaders Water Decals Cinematic Environment
Full Experience

Night Environment

Enchanted Forest — night scene hero
Enchanted Forest — night scene angle 2
Volumetric fog and atmospheric lighting

Day Environment

Enchanted Forest — daytime scene
Day lighting — natural sunlight through canopy
Enchanted Forest — daytime alternate angle
Day — alternate angle

Custom Water Decal Shaders

Developed custom water decal shaders to add realism and technical depth to the scene: a water shader for realistic surface rendering, a caustic light pattern simulating light refraction through water, and a surface wetness decal for organic wet-surface variation on rocks and ground.

Water shader demo

Water

Water shader in scene
Water shader
Water shader node graph
Water — node graph

Caustic

Water caustic decal shader — animated
Water caustic decal
Water caustic shader node graph
Water caustic — node graph

Wetness

Wetness decal — animated
Wetness decal
Wetness shader node graph
Wetness — node graph
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