BECOME AN UNREAL ENGINE PRO
Learn how to use UNREAL ENGINE even if you're a total beginner in this
UNREAL AUTHORIZED TRAINING masterclass from Learn Digital Alchemy.
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Master the Core Fundamentals
Delivered as Unreal Authorized Instruction certified by Epic Games!
In this training course, you’ll get...
A QUICK START WITH UNREAL ENGINE - Demystify the interface. No prior knowledge necessary!
FAMILIAR WITH WORLD BUILDING - Work with meshes, materials, and lights to build scenes and worlds in of Unreal.
TAUGHT MATERIAL MAGIC - Learn to unlock the material editor to create the best looking meshes.
INTRODUCED TO BLUEPRINT - Learn Unreal's powerful yet artist friendly Blueprint, using basic programming fundamentals.
The How and the Why
You'll learn not just how to do things, but also the reasons why. We make sure you understand the key fundamentals so you can confidently reproduce the steps on your own.
Beginner Friendly
No experience? No problem. Even if you've never heard of Unreal Engine before, we'll have you up and running FAST. No prior experience in game engines or 3D required.
Future Content Included
The Unreal Engine Pro Masterclass is in constant development. Once you're in, you're in! All future content developed for this masterclass will be delivered with Lifetime Access at no extra charge.
The How and the Why
You'll learn not just how to do things, but also the reasons why. We make sure you understand the key fundamentals so you can confidently reproduce the steps on your own.
Beginner Friendly
No experience? No problem. Even if you've never heard of Unreal Engine before, we'll have you up and running FAST. No prior experience in game engines or 3D required.
Future Content Included
The Unreal Engine Pro Masterclass is in constant development. Once you're in, you're in! All future content developed for this masterclass will be delivered with Lifetime Access at no extra charge.
Rapidly learn this REAL TIME Technology with Proven
UNREAL AUTHORIZED TRAINING
Hi, My Name's John Waynick
Creative Director | Unreal Authorized Instructor | Game/Film/VR Industry Vet
I'm a geek. I'm an artist. I'm a storyteller.
I’ve been using Unreal Engine for over 20 years now. I’ve worked across the video game, film/TV, simulation, virtual reality, advertising, and even retail industries using Unreal Engine these past two decades. I’m an environment artist primarily with some tech artist sprinkled in who grew up in the theater and enjoys practicing cinematography.
But I’m also an educator. I’ve been teaching 3D environment art and Unreal Engine for a decade now. I’ve worked for various schools, traveled the country teaching bootcamps for all ages, done both internal and business to business training, and even crossed the ocean to share my knowledge and passion. I’ve taught thousands of students over the years and sent many of them to work at some of the biggest names in the game and film industry.
Learn the Techniques I Used to Make
Scenes Like These in Unreal Engine
YES, I TEACH AND MAKE COURSES,
BUT
I MAKE MY LIVING ACTUALLY WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY
What makes my content different? Well to start, I don't make make millions of dollars selling courses. I bring home a real world salary actually working in the film and video game industries. I'm not an indie success story. I work for AAA companies making products for the consumer (maybe even products that YOU want). But I am respected in the industry, and I often have recruiters from different companies fighting over me. Especially considering every company I work for I end up training employees on the job in addition to my normal production duties (Environment Art, Lighting, and Tech Art usually).
But yes, I do teach. I teach in my free time. And yes, I do get paid for spending that free time. I do teach live classes and I do offer consulting services to companies big and small. But free time is limited. And some of the things that I teach over and over again, I realized could be packaged up into on-demand training material.
WHY DO I TEACH?
I remember being young and having dreams. I had great ambitions and I worked hard to reach those dreams. I failed a lot. And I do mean A LOT. But I also learned a lot along the way. Now I look out in the world and I see so many of you out there with dreams of your own. If I had to say what I feel like my purpose is in life, I would have to say it's to help others realize their dreams. To encourage and inspire. And yes, failure is such an important part of growth, but I recognize that failing as much as I have in my journey can be extremely discouraging. So if I can help keep you on the right track and reduce the number of failures you have to experience along your own journey, then that's worth it to me.
MY GRANDMA USED TO TELL ME:
"If you can help just one person, to change one person's life for the better, then all the hard work in the world is worth it."
That's why I teach.
Unreal Engine PRO Masterclass
COURSE BREAKDOWN
Day 1: Intro to Unreal Engine
In this first module, you'll learn how to get Unreal Engine installed, your first project created, and how to navigate around the interface.
You'll get comfortable working with content, using lights, grabbing screenshots, and play testing your project.
You'll gain an understanding of project structure and learn how to save properly in Unreal (it's not how you think!)
Day 2: Working with Assets
Learn how to import custom assets as well as how to use the FREE Quixel Megascans library
Understand the anatomy of a model (working with mesh, materials, and textures) and UE5's nanite
Learn how to use Unreal's powerful Material Editor to harness the power of shader networks
Learn how to migrate between projects
Day 3: Materials and Textures
Learn how to work with Physically Based Rendering, including normal maps and how to use proper graypacking
Learn how to create Master Materials and their variants with Material Instancing
Learn how to work with tiling textures
Learn how to create glowy bits with emissive materials and masks
Learn how to work with transparency and even how to create a PBR glass material
Day 4: Lighting and Rendering
Compare rendering from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 and understand Light Mobility (Static/Stationary/Moveable)
Understand Lumen in Unreal Engine 5
Understand the sky light and how to set up an HDRI environment
Learn how to add atmosphere and fog to your scene
Learn how to use the Post Process Volume to enhance your scene and control exposure, then get your renders
Day 5: Introduction to Blueprint
Get an introduction to Unreal's Blueprint editor and how you can use it for both code elements and simple prefabs
Learn basic programming fundamentals like variables, conditionals, and functions
Learn to create dynamic prefabs and how to work with dynamic material instances programmatically
Learn how to use triggers and overlaps in gameplay elements
Learn how to animate with timelines in the blueprint editor
Day 6: Intro to World Building
Get an introduction to the fundamentals behind world building in Unreal, be it for film, game, or XR
Learn the difference between environment art and level design
Get an introduction to Modular Design
Learn tips for optimization in world building
Day 7: Level Prototyping
Learn how to use Unreal's built in level prototyping tools to quickly block out a scene
Learn how to properly play test for feel and scale
Learn how to use Level Instances to create modular architecture
Learn how to use Blueprint Prefabs for easy set dressing
Day 8: Open World
Learn how to create, sculpt, and paint landscapes
Learn how to use grass maps and foliage
Learn how to create layered landscape materials
Day 9: Visually Enhancing the World
Learn how to use decals to enhance add life to the world
Learn how to use Vertex Painting to add variation
Day 10: Environment Lighting
Mastering Lumen Global Illumination and Inverse Square lighting
Lighting exterior scenes
Using light sources like lanterns and torches
Ambient lighting with bounce cards
...and more coming soon!
You can look forward to future content updates in development and on the roadmap like:
Lighting mastery for world building
Visual storytelling techniques
Advanced materials
Deeper into Blueprint
...and so much more!
Not ready to commit? Grab the free trial and take it for a test drive today, then upgrade to unlock the rest of the course when you're ready.
Student Work in Unreal Engine
Trained by John Waynick, Unreal Authorized Instructor
What Our Students are Saying
UNREAL ENGINE PRO MASTERCLASS
FOR A LIMITED TIME OFFER:
$6000+ VALUE
For Only $247
The same content that I have been teaching in my classes for 10 years that typically run over $6000 per student for these topics alone.
It's been improved, optimized, and updated for Unreal Engine 5. Straight to the point with no filler. We're here to get you confidently using Unreal Engine straight out the gate.
The same content I use to get new hires up and running with Unreal Engine during their first few days on the job, making them productive and profitable team members before they even have time to fill out their new hire paperwork.
More than any time in the history of Unreal Engine, this software has become such a necessary tool across several industries, and the adoption is only growing! That's why I'm trying to get this training out there to as many people as possible.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for anyone who can benefit from the content within, including but not limited to:
Anyone who has zero experience with Unreal to get started and hit the ground running.
Anyone who has been struggling through trying to learn Unreal on their own, has grown tired of the jumbled mess that is YouTube, and is looking for a more structured and straight to the point training.
Anyone who knows some, but wants to know more about a particular topic (ie: Materials or Blueprint)
Anyone who has industry experience but just started a new job using Unreal and wants to get up and running FAST.
How long do I have access to the course?
The course is a lifetime membership! Once you've purchased the course, you'll have access to it any time you wish.
Is there a subscription fee?
No! The Getting Started with Unreal Engine course is a one time fee. There are no recurring fees, no subscriptions, and no surprises.
Do I need to be a [insert tech or artist role here] before starting the course?
Absolutely not! While being an environment artist certainly helps on the layout side, or being a programmer helps on the Blueprint side, the course makes no assumption on what you already know. The course is designed to turn a beginner into a competent layout artist or budding game developer, just as it can turn an existing 3D artist into an Unreal Environment Artist or turn a software engineer into an Unreal Blueprint Ninja.
This course is designed to get you up and running with Unreal Engine FAST, regardless of where you are coming from or where you are headed.
How much does Unreal Engine cost?
Unreal Engine is FREE! The first video in the course covers downloading and installing the launcher that will allow you to install the version of Unreal that you want to use. All free!
Do I need other software to take the course?
No other software is needed to learn how to use Unreal Engine with this course. That said, it helps to have a 3D modeling package like Maya or Blender, an image editor like Photoshop, and a texture painter like Substance Painter. But if you're at the point where you'll actually need these for the kind of work that you'll be doing with Unreal, then you probably already have them and know how to use them. If you don't though, don't worry! This course specifically is all about Unreal!
How are you?
I'm doing great! Thanks for asking! How are you? Let me know after you join.
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