Lighting in Unreal Engine 5 for Beginners
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Published 2022-06-10
This tutorial is for the beginners out there. Lighting is tricky. It's not always the most obvious thing to get right, and lighting in Unreal poses its own share of challenges on top of that. That's where this video comes in, where we'll learn all about the very fundamentals of light, what kind of lights are available to us, how they work, how to make of the most of them, followed by a deep explanation of how light behaves in the real world, and mimicking that in Unreal. Then we'll learn how to light an environment from total scratch, twice. Once for a daytime lighting, and a second time for an overcast, dark, moody day look.
Fasten your seatbelt because this is a long one!
- Visit CG Spectrum if you want to learn Unreal Engine with the guidance of a mentor:
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Or visit their YouTube channel here:
youtube.com/c/Cgspectrum
- To learn more about baked lighting:
• Bake Lighting FASTER with GPU Lightma...
- Deep dive on LUMEN:
• Lumen Explained - IMPORTANT Tips for UE5
- Learn about NANITE:
• Nanite: Everything You Should Know [U...
- Dedicated video about the SKYLIGHT:
• Demystifying the Skylight [Unreal Eng...
- Megascans Abandoned Apartment Scene:
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Article about why 18% grey is mid-grey:
www.diyphotography.net/what-is-middle-grey-and-why…
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - CGSpectrum
01:35 - Project Settings
03:18 - Lighting Basics & Light Types
10:09 - Lighting Basics & The Magic Sauce
13:18 - VSM vs Raytraced Shadows
16:07 - Helpers & Guides
17:45 - Indirect Lighting
20:17 - Reflective Objects Quick Tip
23:13 - Emissive Materials
25:21 - Lighting your Scene & Daylight
33:49 - GODRAYS!
39:19 - Overcast Lighting
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All Comments (21)
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I'd like to issue a small corrective statement! @17:08 I state that exposure isn't linear. That's not... quite correct. Exposure in itself is linear, but our perception of light, values/brightness, and reflectance, is not linear. That technicality aside, an albedo of 0.18 IS still the middle-grey value you should be using as a guide to gauge the exposure of your scene, that remains unchanged.
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Make a coffee, pause all work, start William's video. Life is good.
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The KING! Thank god for your existence Will.
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No repeating, no rambling, no losing interest, no ambigious knowledge of how lighting works. Great teacher.
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This is awesome. I think a lot of the environment artists I know feel like they struggle with lighting. It's great to have a professional rundown like this, especially one that covers Lumen. Really appreciate the content. <3
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I've been a 3d Artist for around 8 years now (3DsMax + Corona), I've now started to learn Unreal...and this video alone taught me so much. Thanks for the content and the clarity of your lessons. Just another person letting you know how much your videos help
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I'm not a beginner, but I learned so much from this video it made me feel like a beginner. What a fantastic video. Thank you!
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I just want to say a MASSIVE thank you for these tutorials. You explain with such depth and clarity. Legend.
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I've been wanting to dip into Unreal for a very long time. You're tutorials are fantastic and have been crucial with helping me get past the learning curve. Thanks for all you do.
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Oh hell yeah! I honestly can't say how thankful I am that you do these tutorials. I basically owe my career and livelihood to tutorials like this and that is not an exaggeration. So very truly Thank You so incredibly much!
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Oh, Will! This is going to be such a lovely resource for so many people, and I can't wait to sit down and go through this in its entirety tomorrow morning! Your videos are ~truly~ the gold standard for UE education on the internet, thank you for putting so much time and effort into it. It's made my explorations into UE5 so much easier.
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This is the best lighting tutorial for UE5 that I've seen yet. I can't thank you enough for spreading your knowledge in such a comprehensive way!
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This is literally so far the best Unreal Engine beginner lighting tutorial I've found over the internet! Thanks so much Will!
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Dude this video was absolutely incredible, lighting is something i struggle with and this video helped me a huge amount. So professional and quality. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.
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It's amazing how you can turn a very confusing set of parameters into a VERY clean, understandable, and straightforward workflow. These are probably THE most quality tutorials I've ever come across.
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love that you even explained how to get the UI to match yours, Its such a simple thing that can make navigating following tutorials so much more difficult for beginners. Thank you!!
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A fantastic resource for not only beginners but for both intermediate and advanced users. Everything starts at the foundations, learn them! Thank you William.
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I've been doing 3D for 4 years now, and this video has completely changed my perspective on lighting. Thank you so much! I can't wait to get working on new projects using the info from this video, easily the best tutorial I've ever watched. Your enthusiasm and explanations made it super enjoyable to watch. Earned a sub!
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You are such an important part of my journey of learning UE. A massive thank you for putting in so much effort in teaching people <3
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What an awesome tutorial, absolutely fantastic, clear and organized !
