Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barkatuhu…! Can i become a 3D environment artist i.e just make 3D environment that includes mountain,trees,oceans,some building and no human or living creature… and work in gaming studio like Rockstar games,Activision, Ubisoft,etc and Movie studios like marvel,warner bros ,red chillies,etc is that permissible in our islam..??if not that then how can i earn money as i just have a degree in VFX& Animation and just have some drawing skills.Will i be a transgresser if i am not making anything filthy, immoral thing like nudes, idols and all..?and just making mountains,rivers,tress..?
Answer
Wa’alaykum as Salam wa rahmatullAhi wa barakatuhu,
It will be Makrooh Tahrīmī (close to Ḥarām) for you to work for a gaming or movie studio as this constitutes the direct assistance towards those things that are impermissible.
Alternatively, you may use your skills to design adverts for companies which is free from impermissible elements for example.
And Allaah Ta’aala knows best
Wassalaam,
Ismail Moosa (Mufti)
References
مطلب في كراهة بيع ما تقوم المعصية بعينه قوله ( تحريما ) بحث لصاحب البحر حيث قال وظاهر كلامهم أن الكراهة تحريمية لتعليلهم بالإعانة على المعصية ط(حاشية ابن عا بدين،باب البغاة، مطلب في كراهة بيع ما تقوم المعصية بعينه (رد المحتار 4/268)