Architectural Visualization in Unreal Engine 5

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Lighting the Scene

It’s time to say, “Let there be light!” Let’s learn how to light up scenes and environments in a practical way. Lighting is a pivotal process and perhaps the most important aspect of any scene. I cannot emphasize this enough – light is everything. As the famous architect Le Corbusier said, “Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light.” So, don’t just read what I have written for you but also experiment on your own. Lighting is a subtle art, and physical values, or correct settings, can only give you a realistic base. Both in real life and in CGI, lighting is not fixed or exact (within a certain range) – the sun, the sky, the clouds, the surfaces, the colors, and the air ...