Unreal Engine 5 – Lighting for Beginners & Cinematics!

Master Lighting creation in UE5 with free assets, covering all Lighting actors, Sublevels, HDRI, IES, GOBO and more.

Created by: 3D College
Become a Professional 3D Artist.

What Will I Learn?

• How to Install UE5, Download Marketplace/FAB Assets, and Navigate the Engine.
• How to use Directional Light, Sky Light, Sky Atmosphere, Exponential Height Fog, and Volumetric Clouds.
• Lighting for exterior level, set up Post Process Volume, and build a cinematic lighting system from scratch.
• Building a system for an Interior Level, creating Light Reference BP, understanding HDRI features, and controlling the Lumen.
• How to create a 3A Lighting Scene with Lumen and build a realistic God Rays effect in minutes.
• How to work with Point Light, Rectangular Light, Spot Light, and Emissive Materials. Create & understand Sublevels.
• How to build a lighting scenario in a Studio, using 1-light technique and multiple light sources.
• How to create a GOBO Lighting Material and use IES Textures.
• Tips and rare, practical advices, rendering options for PNG, EXR, and Path Tracing.

Requirements

• A basic understanding of UE4 or UE5 is helpful but not required.

Target audience

• For beginner to intermediate game developers, virtual production artists, video editors and animators.
• For all artists who want to take their scenes in Unreal Engine to the next level.