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Unreal Engine 4 Lighting Fundamentals

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Overview

Have you ever wanted to make your environments a little fuller, more grounded, and more believably lit? Then this is the course for you! Unreal Engine 4 Lighting Fundamentals will walk you through the different lights and light settings.

At the core of every environment scene, a thorough knowledge of lighting is evident. In this course, Unreal Engine 4 Lighting Fundamentals, you'll learn about the different light types, settings, and effects in Unreal to give a scene a polished, fuller look. First, you'll uncover the important concepts of lighting that so frequently prove to be a stumbling block for most as they begin their initial foray into lighting. Next, you'll explore the tools available to use as your lighting solutions by using a pre-built and pre-textured scene of a wide crossing corridor filled with random objects and “greebles”. Then, you'll use different lighting moods such as cool, neutral, warm, and will mix them up by offering a low, medium and high-intensity setting. Finally, you'll be introduced to lighting mobility, some advanced properties, and a few effects before sending you off to experiment on your own with the provided scenes. Software required: Unreal.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Lighting Concepts and Fundamentals 22mins
  • Working with Lights in Unreal Engine 28mins
  • Light Usage in Unreal Engine 10mins
  • Looking Ahead to What Is Next 6mins

Taught by

Christopher Pellow

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