My name is Olesya Ivanova. I am an Unreal Engine Artist who creates magical and mysterious atmospheres in my projects.

I specialize in environments and cinematics, but I also handle other tasks in the engine and in external software that need to be implemented in the project.

Starlight Adventure

^Level-design

Brief

^{Build a game environment: blockout, lighting and atmosphere. Implement gameplay mechanics that allow the player to trigger cutscenes. Direct the cutscenes, set up cameras and create character animations.}

Process

^{I started by planning the player’s route and gathering visual references. Then I did the blockout and populated the environment with assets, followed by setting up the lighting. After that, I created Blueprints and gameplay mechanics, and assembled the cutscenes that accompany the player through the level.}

Result

^{A playable game with mechanics and accompanying cutscenes. Through lighting and other scene parameters, the environment conveys a sense of mystery and the unknown.}

Bad Romance

^Cinematic

Brief

^{Create a cinematic: develop storyboards and plan camera animation. Animate MetaHuman-based characters and add facial animation.}

Process

^{I began with storyboards. Then I created the characters in MetaHuman Creator, animated them in MotionBuilder, and added facial animation inside the engine. Separately, I created a cloth simulation of the princess’s dress in Marvelous Designer. After that, I set up camera animation, along with the environment and lighting tailored to the specific camera shots.}

Result

^{A final cinematic with a dreamlike atmosphere, where characters, camera, and lighting work as a cohesive whole.}

Awakening the Stone

^VFX

Brief

^{Create a cinematic with VFX: build the environment and establish its atmosphere. Direct the piece and animate the characters. Create VFX that match the project’s style and are optimized for in-engine rendering.}

Process

^{I did the blockout of the environment, produced storyboards, and set up the cameras, then animated the characters. The main challenge was creating the magical VFX, which I built in Unreal Engine using Niagara.}

Result

^{A magical cinematic in which the VFX don’t just decorate the frame but complement and reveal the story.}

Let’s create an atmospheric project!

<sup>If you are looking for an Unreal Engine Artist who can create a scene from scratch — contact me!

telegram: @lesyacucra
mail: olesiaivanova1507@gmail.com</sup>