Pathway: Technical Artist

Level: Beginner (editor-first) → Intermediate · For: making vgai games look good.

The route

1. Rendering basics — the renderer, cameras & meshes, edited via the inspector (low-code).

2. Materials & shaders — Materials (PBR + physical layers) and custom shaders.

3. Lighting & environment — lights & shadows and environment / IBL / fog.

4. Post-processing — the full effect catalog & tone mapping.

5. Geometry & FX — particles and instancing, terrain & splines.

6. See it together — the all-systems showcase quick start.

Outcome

You can author materials (including physical layers and custom shaders), light a scene with an HDRI, build a post-processing stack, and add particles, instancing, and terrain.