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Make your game look great

Elevate your game's visuals with Unity 6's rendering toolkit. This collection covers Universal Render Pipeline setup, real-time and baked lighting, Shader Graph materials, VFX Graph particle effects, and post-processing.

Unity Technologies

Last updated: Jun 23, 2026

12 resources

Start with the render pipeline

URP is the default render pipeline for Unity 6. Everything else in this collection builds on it.

Documentation

Universal Render Pipeline: what it is and how to set it up

URP is Unity's default render pipeline for Unity 6 — optimized for performance across all platforms.

docs.unity3d.com

E-book

The complete guide to URP in Unity 6

Deep-dive into URP features — lighting, shadows, post-processing, and rendering modes.

unity.com

Light your world

Lighting is the single biggest lever on visual quality.

Documentation

Real-time and baked lighting in URP

Real-time lights, light probes, lightmapping — and when to use each.

docs.unity3d.com

Course

Creative Core: Lighting

Go beyond basic illumination. This Creative Core course teaches you to light indoor and outdoor Unity scenes using URP — covering baked lighting, light probes, reflection probes, and shadow configuration to simulate real-world light behavior. 8h 20m

Unity Learn

Add shaders, effects, and post-processing

The final layer of visual quality — the effects that make a game feel polished.

Documentation

Build custom materials with Shader Graph

Build visual shaders without writing HLSL code.

docs.unity3d.com

Documentation

Particle systems and simulations with VFX Graph

GPU-accelerated particle effects — explosions, fire, water, magic.

docs.unity3d.com

Documentation

Post-processing: bloom, depth of field, color grading

URP's post-processing stack adds cinematic effects as a final pass.

docs.unity3d.com

Course

Creative Core: Post-processing

Learn to use post-processing like a photo filter for your scenes. This Unity 6 Creative Core course teaches you to evaluate when post-processing fits your goal and configure a profile to nail a specific look and feel. 2h 5m

Unity Learn

E-book

Unity 6 Advanced VFX Guide – VFX Graph, Particles & Visual Simulations

The definitive Unity 6 reference for VFX Graph. Covers complex simulations with particles, lines, ribbons, trails, and meshes — plus URP/HDRP integration, profiling, and custom HLSL. Built for artists and technical creators ready to go beyond the basics.

unity.com

Course

Creative Core: Shaders and materials

Learn how Unity defines and renders surfaces, then build your own. This Creative Core course covers material properties, shader types, and Shader Graph — letting you simulate real-world objects or craft a completely original art style. 6h

Unity Learn

E-book

Unity 6 URP Shader Recipes – Toon, Water, Clouds & Color Grading

Practical shader and VFX recipes for URP in Unity 6. Covers toon shaders, procedural noise, volumetric clouds, water, reflections, decals, and color grading LUTs — each with a downloadable companion scene.

unity.com

Course

Creative Core: VFX

Learn to build visual effects in Unity from scratch — fire, weather, and smoke. This Creative Core course teaches you when to use Particle System vs. VFX Graph, and how to configure both for environmental and burst effects.

Unity Learn