This study came out of a VFX Friday challenge. The idea was to replicate the behavior of natural elements using simple square/cube shapes. The original challenge had a time limit of 1h and on that time I only managed to create the water cube without any of the materials, but that process got me so excited that I ended up spending all my free time on the past week creating the additional four elements. These constraints forced me to focus more on the animation principles behind each element, revisit some old problems, and figure out new solutions for them. Everything on the project was made in Unreal Engine 5.4 This study was a lot of fun, and I hope that with this breakdown I can give some knowledge back to the VFX community and inspire some of you guys to take on a similar challenge!