Ash fell from the sky. An unexpected landing on a strange land.

A quick environment and lighting study I worked on over the last month, trying to come up with something visually impactful without any solid reference or concept art. Used this environment as a playground to test new software (Gaea) and solidify workflows like the terrain material. I even had to do some Niagara magic for the sparkles and ash particle systems.

Thanks to Raj Joshi for his invaluable feedback while working on this
https://www.artstation.com/rajj