The team has shared an extended lighting course, where the mentor shows how a professional lighting artist works when creating lighting and mood for large and open environments, and explains basic lighting theory and technical concepts to upgrade the portfolio.
The course is mentored by Tilmann Milde, a Lighting and Art Director at EA with over 10 years in the AAA Game Industry. He’s worked on titles such as the Star Wars Battlefront series, Battlefield, Alan Wake 2, Dead Island 2, and Dreadnought, as well as the just recently announced DUNE game by Funcom.
The mentor shares that this 16-hour course should have something for everyone, no matter the skill level, but it is well suited to give newcomers a great base to build on while also having a little gem here and there for everyone who has done similar things for years already.
All the work will be done using the latest technological advancements in real-time lighting, from utilizing raytracing to lumens large-scale dynamic global illumination inside Unreal Engine 5. In this course, you will learn everything you need to know to understand the basics and also complex concepts of what makes great lighting. These concepts are essential and range from camera and exposure theory to the right way of thinking when approaching things that initially seem daunting.
You'll start by going over some often missed out basic concepts that will help you understand how to approach lighting in a new way. After the fundamentals are out of the way, you'll create some high-fidelity assets, vehicles, nature, sports cars, and even character renderings that can help you make your work shine in the better light.
Finally, the mentor will explain how to create a big open-world scene, including a nice and cozy diner interior, to make sure you can establish something that works from macro to micro scale in a consistent and pleasing way while having fun exploring different lighting scenarios.
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