Materials Tutorials

Material Editor UI

A breakdown of the Material Editor user interface.

Placing Material Expressions and Functions

Guide for placing Material Expressions and Functions inside the Material graph.

Using the Main Material Node

Guide for setting up and using the Main Material Node

Previewing and Applying your Materials

A guide for previewing Materials and applying them to Actors.

Organizing a Material Graph

How to use commenting, reroutes, and other strategies to organize Material Graphs and keep them easy to read and edit.

Creating and Using Material Instances

Guide for setting up and using Material Instances.

Creating and Using Material Functions

A guide to the process of creating and using Material Functions.

Using Texture Masks

This page describes how to use Texture Masking in your Materials.

Using the Emissive Material Input

A tutorial for using the Emissive Material input inside the Material Editor.

Using Transparency in Materials

This page explains how to use transparency in your Materials.

Using Refraction

A guide for using Refraction in your Materials.

Creating Shiny Materials

A guide for making shiny Materials

Animating UV Coordinates

A guide for animating UV Coordinates in a Material

Using Bump Offset

Guide for using the Bump Offset node in your Materials.

Using Dual Normals with Clear Coat

A guide for using dual Normal Maps in your Clear Coat Materials.

Using Colored Translucent Shadows

Guide for setting up and using Colored Translucent Shadows

Adding Detail Textures

A guide for using detail textures in Materials to improve appearance at close distances.

Mesh Decals

A guide to working with and using mesh decals in your projects.

Creating Layered Materials

An introductory document on the Layered Materials technique in Unreal Engine.

Subsurface Profile Shading Model

Description and technical details of the Subsurface Profile shading model available in Materials.

Using Subsurface Scattering

Guide for using the Subsurface Shading Model in your Materials.

Using Fresnel in Your Materials

This page explains how to use the Fresnel Material node.

Using Radial Motion Blur

This page describes how to set up Radial Motion Blur in a Material.

Creating Human Skin

Guide for setting up Human Skin Materials.