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FULL GUIDE to Product Lighting in Unreal Engine 5

ali.3d

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Hellooooooooooooo friends! I'm back with my longest video to date, honestly didn't know it would be this long but I've wanted to do a video on this topic for ages. Lighting in UE5 is easily the most fun I have when using this software so I was really keen on trying to show different techniques and lighting setups to help give an idea of how to achieve a certain mood/style using the lighting systems in Unreal. Also, I go over how to organise all your setups using sublevels and sequencer. The edit on this took ages but I actually really enjoyed making this one and genuinely think it can help a lot of people out there looking into doing more detail/product renders!

Other good lighting tutorials:
Mr. Faucher himself 🐐
Lighting in Unreal Engine 5 for Beginners

I made a video a while ago on how to art direct lights (pls ignore my bot-ness)
Art Directing Lights in Unreal Engine 5.1!

Love this one by Karim
Creating Natural Lighting in Unreal Engine...

20 Comments

@markhenriksen_art 1 year ago

Mate this is a VEY good tutorial.
1 A lot of information but explained very well. Concise, to the point and ordered well.
2 Well edited high resolution video and clear audio
3 Quality looking results. You have a good artistic eye
4 Good amount of detail in the explanation but not too much to bog down tutorial
5 Good project organization and naming. It may not seem as important but its nice to see as this is important in production so its a good thing to get in the habit for beginners.

Thank you for sharing man appreciate it

@rodolfoaraujovanucchi7395 2 years ago (edited)

This tutorial is really underrated. Even though it takes more than 1 hour, every minute is worth it. It won't be long before this video explodes in views.

@AmitGinniPatpatia 8 months ago

As a lighting artist for games it is interesting to see how you use things for product lighting.

@Alii_Shafiei 1 year ago

dude, you're a good instructor! even though i knew most of the things you explained but i wish i found you 2 years ago before i learning things by myself :) keep on the good work

@alextrelis 10 months ago

This is the perfect tutorial for me. You mastered to use Unreal as a Keyshot. Thank you!!

@mitchellrcohen 2 years ago

Can’t thank you enough. Stopping to explain what you’ve done/a related feature but you do it in a concise and easy to understand manner. Learned so much. Thanks again!!!

@dodo2922 1 year ago

Because Skylight uses indirect lighting (GI), it can be noisy when under-sampled.
Rect Light, on the other hand, is direct illumination and therefore does not introduce noise.

Rect Light is best for situations where the location of the light source is clear (for example, indoor lighting).
Sky Light is responsible for spreading soft light throughout the scene, which is useful in outdoor scenes.
Noise issues can be resolved by adjusting the sample count, applying a Denoiser, or changing Lumen settings.

@juandiegoserrano997 2 years ago

I'm glad to see a tutorial with good final renders and well-structured throughout. Thank you for taking the time to create such a good tutorial.

@bendruce 1 year ago

I've only watched 20 minutes but this has to be one of the best render tutorial videos I've ever seen!

@nadiryoussef3035 2 years ago

One of the BEST EVER Tutorials on youtube so underated tbh , thank you so much Ali !!!! all my support to you man

@alvinstudying 1 year ago

my man this video is a gem, tkx for it!

@shakirali2181 1 year ago

Thank you so much for putting together such a detailed and comprehensive tutorial! I had been searching for something like this for so long, and your effort really stands out. The clarity, structure, and depth of the content made everything so much easier to grasp. You’ve truly outdone yourself. Please keep the fantastic work coming—it's incredibly helpful and much appreciated by those of us looking to learn and implement these ideas. Keep the show running! 🌟

@artistly 2 years ago

This is one of the best tutorial in unreal engine lighting setup. Thank a lot

@thrustcinema 1 year ago (edited)

Hi Ali, First of all I want to thank you for this gem tutorial. Every minute is worth watching it. Can you make a tutorial may be even a short explaining the light turn on and turn off animation. I mean both light and emissive material. (I am so proud of myself as I am your early subscriber 😅 and this channel will be really big in future)