Build your own 3D environment from scratch
You can start as a beginner, but basic familiarity with Blender and common 3D concepts is recommended. If you're completely new to 3D, take the Character course first as preparation.
The Next-GenENVIRONMENTWorkflow
The Next-GenENVIRONMENTWorkflow
FormatOnline
Example pace5 days
3D experienceBlender basics recommended
//01/BUILD A GAME
Example pace5 days
Online school for AI-assisted 3D pipelines
Learn to build3D worlds with AI
Two courses, one connected pipeline — from a single character to the environment it lives in. All built with AI, from idea to game engine.
See the fullprogramTwo courses, one connected pipeline — from a single character to the environment it lives in.
All built with AI, from idea to game engine.
//02/WORLD
IMAGINE YOUR ENVIRONMENTIN LAYERS: BREAK IT DOWNINTO PARTS, GENERATE THEMWITH AI, AND ASSEMBLEintoA COMPLETE WORLD
Full workflow:
concepts, asset generation, detailing, Blender scene assembly, and Unreal Engine 5 export and setup
50+
Assets generated
with AI for one environment
01/03
01/03
50+
Assets generated
with AI for one environment
IMAGINE YOUR ENVIRONMENTIN LAYERS: BREAK IT DOWNINTO PARTS, GENERATE THEMWITH AI, AND ASSEMBLEintoA COMPLETE WORLD
Build your own 3D environment from scratch
You can start as a beginner, but basic familiarity with Blender and common 3D concepts is recommended. If you're completely new to 3D, take the Character course first as preparation.
Full workflow:
concepts, asset generation, detailing, Blender scene assembly, and Unreal Engine 5 export and setup
//03/BUILD SYSTEM
BREAKYOURENVIRONMENTINTO SEPARATELAYERS
START FROM THE LARGEST SHAPES AND WORK DOWN TO THE SMALLEST PROPS
//03/BUILD SYSTEM
BREAKYOUR ENVIRONMENTINTO SEPARATE LAYERS
START FROM THE LARGEST SHAPES AND WORK DOWN TO THE SMALLEST PROPS
//04/FOR WHO
Course
is created for
Build your own 3D environment from scratch. Designed for beginners. Blender basics recommended.
Solo devs and small game teams
You're building a top-down or far-camera game and environments keep eating your time and budget.
After the course:
A game-ready location with optimized geometry, running in UE5.
- Build render-ready environments from AI assets
- Compose full locations, not isolated props
- Fix palettes and materials so a scene reads as one world
- Reuse a location kit across every new shot
- Keep creative control; let AI do the slow generation
Render and cinematic artists
You need 3D locations for cinematic shots, portfolio renders, or social content, but building them manually takes weeks.
After the course:
A render-ready fantasy location you built from scratch using AI.
- Produce game-ready locations for cameras
- Build a modular kit and reuse it across levels
- Optimize materials for real-time performance
- Export straight into Unreal Engine 5
- Stop waiting on freelance environment quotes
Course is created for
Build your own 3D environment from scratch. Designed for beginners. Blender basics recommended.
Solo devsand smallgame teams
You're building a top-down or far-camera game and environments keep eating your time and budget.
See theRESULTS
After the course:
A game-ready location with optimized geometry, running in UE5.
- Build render-ready environments from AI assets
- Compose full locations, not isolated props
- Fix palettes and materials so a scene reads as one world
- Reuse a location kit across every new shot
- Keep creative control; let AI do the slow generation
Renderand cinematicartists
You need 3D locations for cinematic shots, portfolio renders, or social content, but building them manually takes weeks.
After the course:
A render-ready fantasy location you built from scratch using AI.
- Produce game-ready locations for cameras
- Build a modular kit and reuse it across levels
- Optimize materials for real-time performance
- Export straight into Unreal Engine 5
- Stop waiting on freelance environment quotes
//05/PROGRAM
From a roughsketchto a locationin a game engine
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PROGRAMLesson 1 of 7
Lesson 1
Idea and Concepts
Turn a rough idea into a visual plan for the entire location, either from a hand-drawn sketch or a text prompt. Generate an isometric master reference showing every zone, then break it down into detailed references for individual assets.
Learn the reference quality checklist and the batching trick to save tokens.
Learn the reference quality checklist and the batching trick to save tokens.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
An isometric location reference + a full set of asset references ready for 3D generation.
Lesson 2
Generation of 3D Models
Turn your references into 3D assets using AI. Generate low-poly-first models in Tripo AI and find the right balance between detail and polygon count. Build simple modular elements by hand and paint them through AI when the generator can't deliver clean results.
Learn when to generate with textures directly and when to go high-poly first and bake down.
Learn when to generate with textures directly and when to go high-poly first and bake down.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A library of generated and hand-built 3D assets ready for optimization and texturing.
Lesson 3
Optimization and Refinement
Clean up your generated assets for production use. Fix geometry issues, reduce polygon count where needed, and prepare meshes for proper material assignment. Bake high-poly detail onto low-poly versions to keep visual quality without the performance cost.
Cut the total material count from 60 to 80 down to roughly 20 for a clean, manageable project.
Cut the total material count from 60 to 80 down to roughly 20 for a clean, manageable project.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A clean, optimized asset library with correct geometry and reduced material count.
Lesson 4
Working with Materials
Make separately generated assets look like they belong in the same world. Correct clashing color palettes against your original references. Set up proper PBR materials: Roughness, Metallic, and Normal maps. Unify the visual style across every asset in your library.
Learn how to fix color inconsistencies that AI generation always introduces.
Learn how to fix color inconsistencies that AI generation always introduces.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A visually consistent asset library with unified PBR materials ready for scene assembly.
Lesson 5
Building Up the Scene [Exterior]
Start composing the outdoor environment. Work big to small: lay out mountain ranges and terrain first, then place large structures and foundations, then add modular buildings using symmetry workflows. Populate the scene with trees, flora using alpha masks, and detail props at points of interest.
Check against your original reference constantly. If the scale is wrong, fix the big shapes first.
Check against your original reference constantly. If the scale is wrong, fix the big shapes first.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A fully assembled exterior environment with terrain, structures, vegetation, and detail elements in place.
Lesson 6
Building Up the Scene [Interior]
Build the interior spaces of your environment. Apply the same big-to-small logic inside closed spaces: walls and floors first, then furniture and structural elements, then small props and decorative details. Handle lighting setups specific to interiors and manage material behavior in enclosed spaces.
Learn composition principles that make interiors feel lived-in and believable.
Learn composition principles that make interiors feel lived-in and believable.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
Completed interior spaces integrated into your environment that are furnished, detailed, and visually consistent with the exterior.
Lesson 7
Export and Scene Setup in Unreal Engine 5
Export the finished environment from Blender and bring it into Unreal Engine 5. Import meshes and textures, rebuild materials, organize the level, and configure lighting, cameras, and final presentation settings so the scene works correctly in real time.
Learn the complete handoff from an assembled Blender scene to a polished environment ready to present in Unreal Engine 5.
Learn the complete handoff from an assembled Blender scene to a polished environment ready to present in Unreal Engine 5.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A complete environment exported and set up in Unreal Engine 5 ready for final presentation.
Lesson 1
Idea and Concepts
Turn a rough idea into a visual plan for the entire location, either from a hand-drawn sketch or a text prompt. Generate an isometric master reference showing every zone, then break it down into detailed references for individual assets.
Learn the reference quality checklist and the batching trick to save tokens.
Learn the reference quality checklist and the batching trick to save tokens.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
An isometric location reference + a full set of asset references ready for 3D generation.
Lesson 2
Generation of 3D Models
Turn your references into 3D assets using AI. Generate low-poly-first models in Tripo AI and find the right balance between detail and polygon count. Build simple modular elements by hand and paint them through AI when the generator can't deliver clean results.
Learn when to generate with textures directly and when to go high-poly first and bake down.
Learn when to generate with textures directly and when to go high-poly first and bake down.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A library of generated and hand-built 3D assets ready for optimization and texturing.
Lesson 3
Optimization and Refinement
Clean up your generated assets for production use. Fix geometry issues, reduce polygon count where needed, and prepare meshes for proper material assignment. Bake high-poly detail onto low-poly versions to keep visual quality without the performance cost.
Cut the total material count from 60 to 80 down to roughly 20 for a clean, manageable project.
Cut the total material count from 60 to 80 down to roughly 20 for a clean, manageable project.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A clean, optimized asset library with correct geometry and reduced material count.
Lesson 4
Working with Materials
Make separately generated assets look like they belong in the same world. Correct clashing color palettes against your original references. Set up proper PBR materials: Roughness, Metallic, and Normal maps. Unify the visual style across every asset in your library.
Learn how to fix color inconsistencies that AI generation always introduces.
Learn how to fix color inconsistencies that AI generation always introduces.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A visually consistent asset library with unified PBR materials ready for scene assembly.
Lesson 5
Building Up the Scene [Exterior]
Start composing the outdoor environment. Work big to small: lay out mountain ranges and terrain first, then place large structures and foundations, then add modular buildings using symmetry workflows. Populate the scene with trees, flora using alpha masks, and detail props at points of interest.
Check against your original reference constantly. If the scale is wrong, fix the big shapes first.
Check against your original reference constantly. If the scale is wrong, fix the big shapes first.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A fully assembled exterior environment with terrain, structures, vegetation, and detail elements in place.
Lesson 6
Building Up the Scene [Interior]
Build the interior spaces of your environment. Apply the same big-to-small logic inside closed spaces: walls and floors first, then furniture and structural elements, then small props and decorative details. Handle lighting setups specific to interiors and manage material behavior in enclosed spaces.
Learn composition principles that make interiors feel lived-in and believable.
Learn composition principles that make interiors feel lived-in and believable.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
Completed interior spaces integrated into your environment that are furnished, detailed, and visually consistent with the exterior.
Lesson 7
Export and Scene Setup in Unreal Engine 5
Export the finished environment from Blender and bring it into Unreal Engine 5. Import meshes and textures, rebuild materials, organize the level, and configure lighting, cameras, and final presentation settings so the scene works correctly in real time.
Learn the complete handoff from an assembled Blender scene to a polished environment ready to present in Unreal Engine 5.
Learn the complete handoff from an assembled Blender scene to a polished environment ready to present in Unreal Engine 5.
TOOLS:
You walk away with:
A complete environment exported and set up in Unreal Engine 5 ready for final presentation.
01/07
//06/RESULTS
What you walk
away with after
the course
Portfolio-ready final render
A cinematic shot of your environment in Unreal Engine 5, ready to show clients, studios, or put on your reel.
A complete fantasy ENVIRONMENT
Terrain, structures, vegetation, props: all assembled from AI-generated assets, textured, and running in Unreal Engine 5.
A reusable asset
library
Every asset you generated and built during the course stays with you: modular parts, rocks, flora, props. Ready to use in your next project.
A repeatable process for any style or project
From a rough sketch to a finished scene in a game engine. The same process works for any project: change the assets, keep the method.
Optimized
for
real-time
Baked textures, clean PBR materials, material count cut from 60-80 to ~20. Your location runs in an engine, not just renders in a viewport.
What you
walk away
with after
the course
/01A complete
fantasy
ENVIRONMENT
Terrain, structures, vegetation, props: all assembled from AI-generated assets, textured, and running in Unreal Engine 5.
/02A reusable asset library
Every asset you generated and built during the course stays with you: modular parts, rocks, flora, props. Ready to use in your next project.
/03Portfolio-ready
final render
A cinematic shot of your environment in Unreal Engine 5, ready to show clients, studios, or put on your reel.
/04A repeatable process for any style or project
From a rough sketch to a finished scene in a game engine. The same process works for any project: change the assets, keep the method.
/05Optimized
for real-time
Baked textures, clean PBR materials, material count cut from 60-80 to ~20. Your location runs in an engine, not just renders in a viewport.
//07/PLANS
CHOOSE your plan
Currency
Creator
Unlimited spots
- Full course access
(7 main lessons + Tools reference lesson + bonus lessons) - Homework assignments for the main lessons
- Course materials (checklists, guides, files)
- Access to private Discord community
- Networking chat with students
- Feedback & Support from the instructors
- Access to the course and materials for 12 months
- Separate Tools reference lesson, plus future course updates during your access period
Legend
Limited: 10 spots per month
- Everything from Creator, plus:
- 1 personal 1-on-1 session with Stefan
- 1 group live session with Stefan
- Personalized feedback on assignments
(Stefan and the instructors review your work) - Priority support
//02
/speakerAbout Stefan
/speakerAbout StefanStefanVaskevich
A game-ready character built from scratch, and a full 3D world for it to stand in
both taught the same way real production teams actually work.
(
3D Engineer,AI Specialist,Content Creator,Serial entrepreneur
)Learn3D AI is an online school for AI-assisted 3D production.
AI x 3D covers concept development, 3D generation, sculpting, retopology, texturing, rigging, and final import into Unity and Unreal Engine 5.
- Completed commercial projects
- 500+
- Years in 3D industry
- 10+
/ AI x 3D starts from the basics — no prior 3D experience needed.
/ The environment course teaches the environment around it — both built from real production experience.
//03/testimonialsReviews
/testimonialsReviewsIn their own words.
What studentsare saying
Selected excerpts from student reviews on Trustpilot.
★★★★★5/5
I really enjoyed this course!
Everything is well structured and clearly explained, which makes the whole learning process easy to follow and enjoyable.
Customer
Read on Trustpilot ↗★★★★★5/5
Very well structured and the instructor is awesome!
So grateful a course like this exists. They also have a discord server where you can get very helpful feedback for questions.
Victor Bezak
Read on Trustpilot ↗★★★★★5/5
The material is practical and genuinely helped me get up to speed with tools I hadn't used before.
What stands out the most is their communication — they're responsive, clear, and always willing to help when I have questions.
Gabriel Barchini
Read on Trustpilot ↗
//01/course
/courseThe Next-Gen Character Workflow
Make Your Own3D Character,Powered by AI
Build a game-ready character from the first concept through 3D generation, cleanup, texturing, rigging, and engine export.
- Modules
- 09
- Character
- 01
- Minutes of video
- 180+
//09/FAQ
Yes. The course is designed for beginners, and the tools and workflow are explained clearly step by step. It spends less time on fundamental 3D theory, so basic familiarity with Blender and common 3D concepts is recommended. If you're completely new to 3D, we recommend taking the Character course first as preparation.
Any modern computer capable of running Blender and basic AI tools will work. A dedicated GPU is recommended but not required.
You get 7 main lessons covering the full environment workflow, including export and scene setup in Unreal Engine 5, plus a separate Tools reference lesson. Bonus lessons are included at launch, with more added over time during your access period.
You can work through the full workflow in 5 days, or study at your own pace. Your access to the course and its materials lasts 12 months.
Yes. You’ll receive a certificate of completion after completing the course.
You can use the environment you build as a portfolio example. Taking on paid work depends on the quality of your work and the requirements of each project.
Full voiceover in 5 languages (English, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian) and subtitles in 9 languages (all voiceover languages plus Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, French). Pick your language inside each lesson player, no extra setup.
Frequentlyaskedquestions
Still have doubts? Let’s clear them up!
Yes. The course is designed for beginners, and the tools and workflow are explained clearly step by step. It spends less time on fundamental 3D theory, so basic familiarity with Blender and common 3D concepts is recommended. If you're completely new to 3D, we recommend taking the Character course first as preparation.
Any modern computer capable of running Blender and basic AI tools will work. A dedicated GPU is recommended but not required.
You get 7 main lessons covering the full environment workflow, including export and scene setup in Unreal Engine 5, plus a separate Tools reference lesson. Bonus lessons are included at launch, with more added over time during your access period.
You can work through the full workflow in 5 days, or study at your own pace. Your access to the course and its materials lasts 12 months.
Yes. You’ll receive a certificate of completion after completing the course.
You can use the environment you build as a portfolio example. Taking on paid work depends on the quality of your work and the requirements of each project.
Full voiceover in 5 languages (English, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian) and subtitles in 9 languages (all voiceover languages plus Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, French). Pick your language inside each lesson player, no extra setup.