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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 26/06/2026

Just a few screenshots featuring my contribution to Forza Horizon 6. 🎉 www.artstation.com/iansmithartist Incredibly thankful to have had the opportunity to work on FH6 and with so many amazing artists. ✨

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 01/02/2025

Been a while since I found the time to sit down and draw. #procreate

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 01/02/2025

It's been a lonnng cold January.

A close up photo of ice crystals on blades of grass.

Standing on frozen ice with grass visible beneath.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 07/12/2024

"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world."

An eerie black and white image of an older white male starting at the camera.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 21/11/2024

It's been a while since I've done a zbrush sculpt! Been thinking about trying out Blender for casual sculpting.

A digital sculpture of an old tree trunk.

A digital sculpture of a large rock formation.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 17/11/2024

Introduce yourself with 4 games.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 16/11/2024

I also used Houdini to detail my Dragon Rise environment, like this setup to draw vines along the walls of the tower.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 15/11/2024

In fact, the whole environment is littered with lights. Picking out surfaces, faking light casting through trees, just making sure that it looks good from the cameras perspective. ✨

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 15/11/2024

I probably used more lights than you think! The tower is lit by several sport lights and I used point lights to add the brightest highlights. I even used a cube to block some light and keep the highlight just where I wanted!

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 14/11/2024

Gotta have a progress vid. ✨

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 14/11/2024

My entry for the Dragon Rise Artstation challenge a couple of years ago. First challenge I ever finished in time! 🐉

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 12/11/2024

Here's another Houdini tool I made to generate snow on my rocks. ❄️

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 11/11/2024

I used Houdini to create the landscape. I built a HDA that generated a landscape from proxy meshes. It would also erode the landscape around objects like the steps and rocks.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 09/11/2024

I made a lil video of my Skilltree Mentorship scene from a couple of years ago to go on my site. It's a little more work than screenshots but so worth it! #ue5 #gameart

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 31/10/2024

Another bit of procedural modelling in Houdini. Making these little reusable setups was a lot of fun.

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 31/10/2024

This was the first time on a project where I started to get my head into Houdini. By the end I'd used Houdini for pretty much all the assets! #Houdini #GameArt

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 31/10/2024

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here's my RE:7 inspired personal project from a couple of years ago. At the time it was the most ambitious project I'd attemped! #UE5 www.artstation.com/artwork/14B8oo

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 30/10/2024

I've so many new followers thanks to someone adding me to their starter list I thought I should do the same. ✨ I follow some lovely game artists, I think you should follow them to! go.bsky.app/CQDxgEX

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 23/10/2024

Went into the real open-world today. 🍂

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 22/10/2024

I worked with SideFX on Project Pegasus, creating tutorials showing how to create open-world environments with Houdini and UE5. www.sidefx.com/pegasus/

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 22/10/2024

I've had an influx of new followers. Hello! 👋 I'm Ian, Senior Environment Artist at Playground Games. I've also been creating personal projects with Houdini, Zbrush and UE5. Also...

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 25/12/2023

Merry Christmas tarnished! 🗡️🎄

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · 19/09/2023

We've been hard at work putting the finishing touches on Project Pegasus. Next step: Breakdowns! www.sidefx.com/pegasus/ How it started: How it's going:

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