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In nuce: The Unreal Engine 5 Lighting Fundamentals course has been published on the Gnomon Workshop learning platform to teach interested users the basics of lighting in the UE 5 game engine. The course takes a complete tour through the possibilities of lighting in UE 5 and is primarily aimed at users who are switching from version 4 of the Unreal Engine to version 5. Digital content developer Charleston Silverman will lead the course, which will run for over three hours, demonstrating lighting techniques that have been tried and tested in practice. Some of the features covered in the course are: Lightmass, path trace rendering, volumetric lighting, particle lights, IES profiles or HDRI backgrounds.
Click further: To the Unreal Engine 5 Lighting Fundamentals course on The Gnomon Workshop. In the past, Digital Production has repeatedly reported on courses offered via the Gnomon Workshop. Below is a selection.
- 21.09.2021: Facial Blendshapes for Maya and ZBrush: Video training for all those who like to puff out their cheeks!
- 5.03.2021: If Chins could Kill: Jaw-cracking rigging tutorial from the Love, Death & Robots rigger.
- 17.02.2021: 3D props for setting fire to grass burners: things get dangerous in the Gnomon Workshop.
- 13.10.2020: Into the fiery stream of vines with champagne simulation: Refuelling your workflow with bubbly.
- 1.09.2020: Hair simulation: Didn’t manage to train as a hairdresser? Snip it now with Grooming in Yeti!
