Lumen Global Illumination in Unreal Engine 5: Setup, Asset Prep, and Performance Tuning
Lumen transforms how 3D game environments look — but only if your assets and project settings are configured correctly. Here's the complete setup guide.
Pbr-Materials — 3D Modeling Articles
7 articles tagged pbr-materials. Tutorials and workflow notes for 3D artists shipping game-ready assets to Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot 4, and Blender.
Material LODs in Unreal Engine 5: Shader Complexity and Performance Budgeting
Cut GPU costs without sacrificing visual fidelity. A practical guide to material LODs, shader complexity, and performance budgeting in UE5.
Decals in Unreal Engine 5: A Complete Guide to Adding Surface Detail to Game-Ready Assets
Master UE5 decals to layer dirt, damage, and detail onto game assets without remeshing. Boost visual fidelity while keeping performance in check.
Alpha Masking and Transparency in Game Assets: Unity, Unreal Engine 5, and Godot 4
Botched transparency kills immersion fast. Master alpha masking for foliage, glass, fences, and decals across Unity, UE5, and Godot 4.
Trim Sheets in Blender: The Complete Guide to Game-Ready Modular Texturing
Master trim sheets in Blender to texture entire game environments with a single atlas. Cut draw calls, save VRAM, and ship faster.
Procedural Texturing in Blender: Create PBR Materials Without Image Maps
Skip the texture files. Learn to build scalable, non-destructive PBR materials entirely in Blender's Shader Editor—then bake them for Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
Blender to Unreal Engine 5: The Complete Export Workflow for Game-Ready Assets
Stop losing hours to broken imports. Master the Blender-to-UE5 pipeline—FBX settings, Nanite meshes, PBR materials, and collision—so your assets just work.