Unreal Engine and Quixel Megascans: Architectural Visualization

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Free Online Course: Unreal Engine and Quixel Megascans: Architectural Visualization provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Unreal Engine and Quixel Megascans: Architectural Visualization is taught by Zaheer Mukhtar.

Overview
  • Quickly create photorealistic architectural scenes using Quixel Megascans, a library of scanned assets and powerful tools that you can use for free with Unreal Engine.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Photoreal visualizations with Quixel
    • What you should know
    • How to use exercise files
    1. Starting with Quixel Bridge
    • Installing and setting up Quixel Bridge
    • Introduction the Bridge interface
    • Installing the Megascans plugin for UE4
    • Exporting assets to UE4
    • Exporting multiple objects
    • Summary of chapter 1
    2. Assembling Scenes in UE4
    • Understanding Megascans folder structure
    • Understanding material instances
    • Assigning materials to objects
    • Blocking out the terrain layout
    • Setting up landscapes in UE4
    • Adding a flowerbed
    • Summary of chapter 2
    3. Populating Scenes with Megascans
    • Adding the first layer of the grass
    • Adding variation to the grass
    • Placing English ivy on house structure
    • Populating the flowering bed
    • Using wild plants in the background
    • Understanding and using decals
    • Understanding and using atlases
    • Creating blend material
    • Using blend material
    • Summary of chapter 3
    4. Finalizing the Scene
    • Adding animation to the plants
    • Setting up sky and sky lights
    • Adding directional light
    • Adding fog to the scene
    • Adding post-process volume
    • Summary of chapter 4
    Conclusion
    • Next steps