Transform Your Career in 10 Weeks

The Lighting for Games in Unreal Engine 5 Bootcamp is designed to help aspiring and professional environment and lighting artists level up their real-time lighting skills and create visually stunning, portfolio-ready scenes.

You’ll learn how to light environments that feel immersive, cinematic, and production-ready—using the same tools and techniques AAA studios rely on. From mood and atmosphere to technical performance and optimization, this bootcamp focuses on everything you need to know to stand out as a lighting artist.

This hands-on, project-based bootcamp is perfect for 3D artists who want to specialize in lighting or add powerful lighting skills to their game art toolkit.

During the bootcamp, you will learn to...

• Design and implement gameplay and cinematic lighting in Unreal Engine 5

• Use lighting to guide the player’s eye, establish mood, and support storytelling

• Master Lumen and real-time global illumination workflows

• Optimize lighting for performance without sacrificing visual quality

• Set up post-processing volumes, exposure, and lightmass settings

• Analyze lighting in real projects and apply key cinematography principles

• Build and refine your own lighting-focused portfolio scene with expert feedback

What’s included:

• 8 weeks of live training

• Private course group

• All live session recordings available for download

• Full-time technical support

• Certificate of completion

• 15-day money-back guarantee

About Your Instructor, John Waynick

John Waynick has a background as a Technical Environment Artist, bringing experience across Games, Virtual Production, and VR Simulations. He has a long-standing passion for real-time technology and has been working with Unreal Engine since version 2 back in 2001.

John’s journey through the film, game, and simulation industries has given him a deep, well-rounded understanding of 3D technology, with a strong focus on environments. One of his proudest accomplishments was transitioning into Virtual Production, where he applied his game industry expertise and optimisation techniques to help studios push the boundaries of real-time technology on productions like The Mandalorian and Star Wars: Ahsoka.

Can’t make it to every live session?

No problem! All sessions are recorded and available for download for enrolled students.

Reserve your spot today and start building the skills, confidence, and portfolio to specialize in lighting or level up your 3D art career!