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The Fastest Way to Learn Lighting in UE5

Josh Toonen proposes a focused order for learning Unreal Engine 5 lighting, skipping less-used features to get a new user to competent results faster. It covers Lumen basics, light actor types and post-processing exposure.

Josh Toonen · 17 min · Beginner · UNR · Unreal Engine · 2023

What you take away

Follow the prioritized order shown here instead of working through every lighting feature at once.

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