Cyber Environments Course by Max Hay

This course teaches you how to build beautiful cyberpunk and urban environments in Blender from the ground up. You’ll learn a repeatable process for creating detailed cityscapes, from street-level scenes to massive skyline views, using photography principles to make your renders feel real and alive.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Create detailed cyberpunk streets with neon signs and wet surfaces
• Build large-scale city environments using Blender’s BLOSM addon
• Apply photography principles to 3D scenes for realistic lighting
• Manage complex scenes with thousands of objects efficiently
• Use emissive surfaces to control glowing materials and neon effects

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic understanding of Blender’s interface and navigation
• Tools: 3-button mouse, drawing tablet recommended
• Hardware: Minimum 16GB RAM, dedicated GPU

📝 Description

This course is the result of thousands of hours spent figuring out how to make cyberpunk cities in Blender that actually look good. Max Hay has refined his process over five years, and he’s packed everything into this course so you don’t have to go through the same trial and error.

The curriculum covers seven full environment projects, each one building on the last. You’ll start with a simple Cyber Cube to learn emissive materials and wet surfaces, then move on to a gritty street scene where you’ll apply photography principles to make the lighting feel natural. From there, you’ll zoom out to a neon junction, then to a giant city using the free BLOSM addon for building layout. Three new environments have been added, including a cozy neon city, a high-rise apartment complex, and a telephoto shot with Chinese signs.

What sets this course apart is the focus on real-world photography techniques. Max shares specific methods he’s learned from taking photos to make your renders feel less “render-y” and more like actual photographs. You’ll also get access to six asset packs, including a 170-piece neon streets pack, industrial models, and a people pack from 3DFarm, all usable in commercial projects.

The course includes a private Discord community where you can get feedback, ask questions, and connect with other environment artists. There’s also a 30-day refund policy, so you can go through the entire course and get a full refund if it’s not for you.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Blender users who know the basics but struggle with complex urban environments
• Artists who want to create cyberpunk scenes that look realistic and detailed
• Anyone tired of renders that look fake and want to apply photography principles to 3D

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Max Hay is a 3D environment artist and YouTuber who has spent years perfecting his workflow for creating cyberpunk cities in Blender. He’s known for his detailed tutorials and practical approach to 3D art, helping thousands of artists improve their skills. His work focuses on urban environments, and he’s partnered with 3DFarm to provide high-quality assets for his students.

🏁 Final Result

• A portfolio of seven complete cyberpunk environment renders, from street-level scenes to massive cityscapes
• Mastery of a repeatable workflow for creating urban environments in Blender
• Access to six commercial-use asset packs for future projects