Math Essentials for Tech Art in Unreal Engine

All the math you need to start creating beautiful materials & procedural Blueprints

Created by: Oskar Świerad
Lead Technical Artist, Unreal Engine expert

What Will I Learn?

• Learn practical mathematics for games: Dot product, linear interpolation, 2D rotation and more
• See each function in two environments: Material (shader) nodes & Blueprint visual scripting
• Implement crucial techniques for graphics development: Directional mask by normal, advanced interpolation, value range compression, time-based noise
• Everyday examples: procedural snow layer, ghost material, RGB desaturation, flickering lightbulb, sin for UV rotation

Requirements

• Only basic knowledge of Unreal Engine is required. I assume you are able to use Unreal Engine, Material Editor and Blueprint Editor. However, you don't need to be skilled in mathematics. Elementary school knowledge is enough.

Target audience

• Artists or programmers, who want a solid foundation in math nodes for everyday tasks