What Is A Shader? UE4 Materials 101 - Episode 1

In this video, we start at the very beginning with learning to create shaders in the Unreal Engine 4 - by answering the question, what is shader, talking a bit about the history of shaders and what properties of a material we're defining with a shader.

We also go over the basics of how to create a new material, and the user interface of the Unreal Material Editor. If you're learning to create materials in Unreal Engine, this is a great place to start!

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Crying Voice- Burning

[tinyrainbow]

Thank you Ben for such a helpful tutorial series, I'm a Junior Char Artist and I'm watching your videos to learn what's actually under the hood when I'm working with textures in engine!

[drinksoft]

Thank you so much for all these videos! These are treasures that you can't find elsewhere.

[dRobLambert]

Probably one of, if not the best youtube channels i've come across on these topics in years. Fantastic work, keep them coming!

[swagatkumarpatel]

I love your intro music and your tutorial are better than official tutorials

[suprecam]

Ben, thank you so much for putting the time and effort into this video series. Just finished the first video to get back up to speed with Unreal’s Material editor. You cover everything simply and elegantly.

Just wanted to express my gratitude, as not too many folks have the skill for both technical art *and* presentational speaking. Solid! Subscribed.

[acessoon]

Mostly UE4 tutorial, some of content are need to pay on market, or just one simple tutorial end up.This is true tutorial we need ! You deserve more sub and view ! Thanks so much

[blendr]

Thank you for putting together this course. I never thought I would get into shaders, but after going through this series with you, it really helped me get a better understanding of how they work, and make some awesome things along the way. Now I feel like I have a good foundation to experiment and start making my own materials. Can't thank you enough!
For anyone just starting out, It can be challenging at times, but, Ben is great at explaining things clearly; just be patient, follow along closely, and you will begin to get more comfortable with creating increasingly more complex materials.

[turalmemmedov]

Maaannnn, how I never saw this channel before :O You really need more subs. The tutorials from real developers of modern companies are what we really need. Thank you for this tutorials.

[flo]

Thanks a lot for this video. I'm starting with creating shaders and always got frustrated when following tutorials because there are usually not so much in-depth explanations. This is exactly the kind of series I've been looking for !

[brokemalone]

This is the best explanation of a shader I have come across

[karlblumstein]

I found your Videos for some days.
its unbelivable great.
Thank you for that so much.

[alifarzamnia]

I don't really write comments for videos but this tutorial is really good and different from other tutorials, thanks for creating this series

[zminusone]

My new favorite content! Binge watching while watching my 1yo! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

[shakaama]

Mister Cloward, thank you for not only this video, but the entire series, and even your channel. I can't thank you enough.
fun fact: i need a monster energy to get through it, but my appreciation is probably creating this warm fuzzy feeling and make me nod off.
every few minutes i'm just like, "oh this is soooo good, exactly what I've been hoping for, for soo lo AHEM long"

[chlbrn]

I really love tech artists sharing their ideas, opinions and especially experience. I am learning coding things and trying to become a tech artist. And man, Bioware is one of my favorite game studios and you work at Bioware. To me, that is way beyond awesome!

[fracturedfantasy]

I'm committed to learning more about shaders, so I'm going to watch all of your videos starting with this one. I'll throw a comment on each video as I progress. This was a really good intro to shaders in unreal - having spent 2 years with Unreal already, I already knew most of this, however there were a few really good tidbits that I wasn't aware of. Thanks for the vid. 👌

[mandoramos]

Nice! I am super new to all this. Just downloaded UE5! I'm very excited. You explain everything with such simplicity. Thank you so much for these tutorials.

[Dusk]

Was recommended these from a mentor, cant wait to dive in! Thank you for your time and effort!

[robd]

Wow! These are great! Thanks so much for putting these videos together. Time to settle in and learn all about shaders!

[MrJacksparrago]

Thank you so much for this, just what I needed. This is the thing I'm struggling with in UE4.