
5
Advanced Material Concepts
in Unreal E ngine
5.1 INTRO DUCTION
U
NREAL Engine’s rend ering engine is a powerful tool that can be utilized to create
incredible materials. In this c hapter we will go over some o f the more advanced
concepts in designing physically ba sed materials in Unreal Engine 4. I am taking a
slightly different approach in this chapter th an the other chapters in this book.
Instead of going over scenarios in step-by-step tutorials, I will cover the material
concepts in this chapter at a very high level. This will give you a good overview of
these concepts and their applications. You can then utilize these concepts in combi-
nation ...