@nathangarduno Whew, the lighting in the Cycles render is…wow. Beautiful; super appealing. These 2 images are a powerful example of what lighting can do to a scene. A+ in my book 👍
As for Eevee – I know this may seem crazy – but Eevee has built-in volumetrics and glow. So you should be able to get a fairly similar result as Cycles.
AND you’re completely fine for using Cycles. For this class I just mean to encourage the use of Blender 2.8 for the sake of exploring the latest and greatest version of Blender. But I’m ultimately fine if you prefer to make use of Cycles. After all, Cycles is also part of 2.8.