Unreal Engine 5 (UE5): Complete Lighting Guide for Beginners

Learn Unreal Engine 5 Lighting by doing!

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of lighting in Unreal Engine 5 and apply what you have learned to light up your game environment.

Master The Fundamentals

Within the first sections, you will learn how to install Unreal Engine 5 and set up the project. Through step–by–step videos, you will be comfortable navigating and get familiar with key concepts using Unreal Engine 5 before you jump into lighting.

You will use what you have learned and go hands–on with a complete lighting guide covering:

Unreal Engine 5 Overview

Camera Setup

The Light Types in Unreal Engine 5

Lighting Movability

Exposure

Lighting Properties

Post Processing

Lighting Optimization

By the end of this course, you will have lighted a game environment from scratch. You will be able to apply the same lighting principles to your own levels and move on to more advanced lighting techniques.

My name is Moustafa, and I am the director and co–developer of Farmtale on Steam. With years of experience within game development and teaching, I will be here for you every step of the way.

Game–optimized environment

It is not enough for your level to look good, but it also has to perform. You will learn how to use different game optimization tools to optimize your level to game–ready performance when lighting the environment. We will cover lightmap density, lighting complexity, static light overlap and more. We finish off with the cinematic camera system to add to the overall feel of your scene making it showcase ready for your portfolio.