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Cinematic Environment Lighting in Unreal Engine 5
This is a two part lighting tutorial that uses UE5 with the provided Spectrum Galaxy assets.
This tutorial is in video form, you are welcome to view it embedded in this website or in YouTube.
In this tutorial, we will take a detailed look at lighting an environment using UE5. We will explain the steps taken to bring a large level without any lights to a finished state.
Part 1 of 2
This is part 1 of 2 of this tutorial. Here we will cover creating the necessary lighting assets for Lumen, post process settings, and doing a first pass on the entire environment. The principles taught here also apply to lighting your own levels.
Part 2 of 2
This is part 2 of 2 of this tutorial. Here we will cover a detail and polish lighting pass on the entire environment. The principles taught here also apply to lighting your own levels. I hope this is helpful!
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Written by: Julio Juarez
Date: 8/13/2025